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« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2010, 01:50:51 PM » |
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Easy, but perhaps cost prohibitive (depending on your budget), install Kadee couplers in all your cars. Cheaper solution buy a coupler gauge by Kadee or Micro-mark or use an NMRA gauge to align all your couplers at the same height. Also are the springs metal or plastic? At least go with couplers with metal springs as they are more reliable.
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« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2010, 04:51:36 PM » |
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« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2010, 01:52:28 PM » |
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For all rolling stock with talgo trucks: Either replace the trucks or remove the coupler pocket. Then mount Kadee #5 or other compatible couplers to the body. For rolling stock already equipped with body mounted knuckle couplers replace with knuckle couplers of choice. For long passenger cars, if running on a radius of less than 24 inches retain the truck mounted design and replace with compatible knuckle couplers. If running on curves greater than 30 inches replace trucks and mount Kadee or chosen couplers on the body. If in between 24 and 30 inches experiment and see what works best for you.
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« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2010, 09:15:52 PM » |
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I run (almost exclusively) EZmate Mark II couplers and have never has a moment's trouble with any of them (I have over 200 cars in the collection). Ray
I use them (McHenry #51 sprung knuckle couplers...) also, but only until I have a chance to install a Kadee #5. Those flimsy plastic shafts are too thin and there is far too much slop in most draft gear boxes to actually KNOW what height your coupler will be continuously operating at, and they aren't valuable enough to bother shimming.
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