06-12-2017, 02:38 PM
I spent last Sunday reinstalling the battery charging receptacle on the "B'.
The plugs innards are shown here, the old wire was dry rotted and mostly bare of insulation. It's silver soldered to the back of the charging receptacle, and all attempts to unsolder it failed miserably. So on to plan B... I went to Power rail to pick up a few butt splices , the counter person informed me that they do not carry them in the correct size for the #4 wire used in the charging circuit. They suggested using some ring terminals and nut and bolting them together. It's how they do it during the rebuilds they do in shop. So here is now plan C.
The splice gets staggered and insulated with rubber and plastic tape.
The section of conduit that holds the Charging wire had a bad fitting attached to it called an L-B. It was replaced with a new one, and remounted between the front truck and the electrical cabinet.
This was no easy task as I was working by myself. In the background of the last pic you can see the chain that actuates the hand brake.
It's one more step towards getting her going. While I was there we got a delivery of the brushes that we need for the main generator, so maybe I will be putting them in next week.
The plugs innards are shown here, the old wire was dry rotted and mostly bare of insulation. It's silver soldered to the back of the charging receptacle, and all attempts to unsolder it failed miserably. So on to plan B... I went to Power rail to pick up a few butt splices , the counter person informed me that they do not carry them in the correct size for the #4 wire used in the charging circuit. They suggested using some ring terminals and nut and bolting them together. It's how they do it during the rebuilds they do in shop. So here is now plan C.
The splice gets staggered and insulated with rubber and plastic tape.
The section of conduit that holds the Charging wire had a bad fitting attached to it called an L-B. It was replaced with a new one, and remounted between the front truck and the electrical cabinet.
It's one more step towards getting her going. While I was there we got a delivery of the brushes that we need for the main generator, so maybe I will be putting them in next week.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew