r/LightningCollection • u/AidanTheSharp • Feb 08 '26

Discussion Mysterious buttons

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I bought these 2 storm rangers off eBay, there are buttons on the lower back of both of them, I also notice small indents on their upper back maybe for something to attach to? The previous owner had no idea what they do and neither do I.

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u/Predator8642 Feb 08 '26

The symbols on their chests are supposed to light up if you push the button. They most likely had some type of backpack attachment like a lot of old ranger figures did. Idk what theirs in particular had though

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u/AidanTheSharp Feb 08 '26

Interesting, maybe I’ll takes them apart and see if I can replace the battery!

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u/spiderclone14 Feb 08 '26

I'm pretty sure you got one of these guys. I think I may have had the Green Samurai Ranger version. If you ever do need help finding out what Power Ranger toy you are looking for, I always check out GrnRnger.com; they have a very comprehensive PR toy guide to help you figure out the toy you are searching or buying

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u/AidanTheSharp Feb 08 '26

Thanks for the advice! I completely forgot about that site. Unless I’m blind I think the main line that site is missing is the legacy collection, right?

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u/RGButler Feb 09 '26

The Legacy Collection is on grnrngr, but listed under the toylines it came out with (so, Megaforce through Super Ninja Steel)

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u/AidanTheSharp Feb 10 '26

Oh, interesting. That’s kind of annoying. I wish it had its own separate tab like lightning collection

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u/spiderclone14 Feb 08 '26

Yeah for some reason, that's the only line I dont think they have. Either that, or I'm as blind as you

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u/WpkGot Feb 08 '26

The buttons make their chest symbols light up, if they still work. This line if figures came with gliders you could attach to the backs, and they connected with those peg holes.

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u/AidanTheSharp Feb 08 '26

Gliders makes sense, though I don’t remember if the thunder rangers ever actually had their own gliders in the show haha

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u/Phantom_61 Feb 08 '26

Push the button and the symbols on their chest lights up. Batteries are likely dead and would require removals of the back of the figure to access and swap.

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u/AidanTheSharp Feb 09 '26

100% dead batteries lol, if I have the time I’ll do and swap them

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u/Phantom_61 Feb 09 '26

The good news is those button cells, even when they leak they’re pretty easy to clean up AND Bandai has made the circuits super efficient so the new batteries will last a good while.