(02-25-2016, 08:11 AM)anc6802 Wrote: Thanks, I might need spares, now are these supposed to be aa or AAA? Im going to solder the speaker wire tomorrow and provide some power. I see the special green tracks are on eBay so, that should be easy, the hard part is the battery box, perhaps a custom Gordon or james tender is in order.
They have 3 AA. Actually now that I am thinking about it, it looks like you may have a Real Steam Thomas in your lot, that may be perfect for the battery car. That is, if it is one you already have and can use that one as a spare. The battery car has 2 batteries on top, and one on the bottom.
I am not sure if you have taken the top off of Percy yet, but the have a controller board in the front which has all th connections for the motor, sound, talk/action activation piece, etc... Yes these do need the green track pieces and they are sometimes easy to find on eBay in other lots or sometimes in a set. If you can get the power connected and see that it comes on, then the last variable would be if the activation piece works. They have a spring under them that sometimes needs replaced/reseated, or the little connecting piece inside the activation part have issues contacting each other. The latter can be a pain to fix.