Greetings list: I was catching up on some old messages and stumbled across this gem posted on the Soundtraxx list. This would be an excellent product for those of us installing sound decoders in steam engines. It would sure make life easier if we could eliminate the wiring harness between the engine and tender - I am thinking about the cab forward in particular, but I am sure there are other worthy candidates too.
So if this is a product that interests you, please do like I have and send an email to Jeff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] requesting that the draw bar be made in S. Please pass this message on the Sn3 group. Thank you, John Gibson Rocklin, CA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Gibson Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fwd: Blackstone drawbar was Soundtraxx-style connectors --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Mark Kasprowicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I visited Blackstone (Soundtraxx) yesterday and their drawbar which gives mechanical and multiway electrical connection between loco and tender will be available in the US in April (all things being equal). The first batch is almost sold out and in order to fire up a second order Blackstone needs to know the numbers that they might sell. When converting brass locos to DCC and Sound, this drawbar does away with all the wires between tender and loco with one multiplug connection which also doubles as the mechanical coupler between the two. So it's 'goodbye' to that metal drawbar which lets us down conductively on occasion. Jeff at Blackstone and the person behind this and other projects believes, and I would agree, that the drawbar would work in HOn3, HO, Sn3 and S but remember there is no guarantied fit other that the Blackstone K-27 it was designed for. But with a little ingenuity and patience my guess is that it has universal application in the smaller scales for anyone fitting DCC Sound. It beats the socks off all those dangling wires and miniature plugs and sockets and allows quick coupling of the two without the use of tweezers. So if you are interested please get in touch with Jeff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Price will be about $17.00 but please check with them on this. If you are members of other groups who might benefit from this information please pass it on. Mark Kasprowicz --- End forwarded message --- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
