I picked up a couple older Tesoros the last few months and have a couple questions I am hoping can be answered.
Original Golden Sabre - Brown Metal control housing. Found one in really great condition, except for the 8AA Short battery holder which is pretty much destroyed. I am going to bet the previous owner had trouble getting the holder into the compartment. I picked up an 8AA Short battery holder at the local Radio Shack so hoping it would fit and wanting to do some operational testing. It doesn't fit into the compartment; just a little bit too wide to fit into the opening if I orient the holder vertically (connector is either up or down). The holder will fit if I orient the 8AA holder horizontally, but only if i disconnect the battery terminal. I see that several Tesoro Dealers sell a 8AA short holder and say it will fit. I don't see any visual difference between what they are showing in their photos and what I have.
What's the solution here? Does Tesoro have 'small' 8AA holders?
Second, I like for my coils to have a skid plate on them for protection. Do the new skid plates fit the old white 8" donut coil?
Thanks for any assistance,
Rich -
Original Golden Sabre - Brown Metal control housing. Found one in really great condition, except for the 8AA Short battery holder which is pretty much destroyed. I am going to bet the previous owner had trouble getting the holder into the compartment. I picked up an 8AA Short battery holder at the local Radio Shack so hoping it would fit and wanting to do some operational testing. It doesn't fit into the compartment; just a little bit too wide to fit into the opening if I orient the holder vertically (connector is either up or down). The holder will fit if I orient the 8AA holder horizontally, but only if i disconnect the battery terminal. I see that several Tesoro Dealers sell a 8AA short holder and say it will fit. I don't see any visual difference between what they are showing in their photos and what I have.
What's the solution here? Does Tesoro have 'small' 8AA holders?
Second, I like for my coils to have a skid plate on them for protection. Do the new skid plates fit the old white 8" donut coil?
Thanks for any assistance,
Rich -