We bought this train for Christmas and we can't seem to get the couplers to couple. Can someone explain how they are supposed to work and what the little bar that sticks down towards the track is for. The box says that it's equiped with EZ Mate Knuckle Couplers but I see nothing easy about them.
You just gently push them together while the cars are on the track.
The curved piece under the knuckle is if you use magnetic uncouplers.
These knuckle couplers whether supplied by Bachmann or any other manufacturer are as easy as pie to use.
Cheers
Roger T.
Jingle Bells, do these couplers have little springs on the knuckle? (that is the part that opens and closes on its neighboring coupler)
You may want to check how level your track is. If it is not level the couplers can come apart.
Quote from: mattjinglebellexpress on February 17, 2016, 06:29:20 PM
We bought this train for Christmas and we can't seem to get the couplers to couple. Can someone explain how they are supposed to work and what the little bar that sticks down towards the track is for. The box says that it's equiped with EZ Mate Knuckle Couplers but I see nothing easy about them.
Click Here (https://youtu.be/Ru1UP-Ao2rA) to view Bachmann video, How To Use E-Z Mate Coupler
The curved steel wire projecting down from the coupler head towards track is called, Trip Pin. The Trip Pin causes the knuckle of the coupler to swing open when slack occurs over a magnet.
Quote from: Hunt on February 17, 2016, 09:13:17 PM
The curved steel wire projecting down from the coupler head...causes the knuckle of the coupler to swing open when slack occurs over a magnet.
Roger already covered this, 2 hours earlier.