Re: Couplers, Couplers - I'd give my life for a real good S scale co
Posted by: "rhettgraves" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wed Sep 3, 2008 12:01 pm (PDT)
>Sounds to me like we all would like to have the option of a scale-sized Kadee
>coupler!
>But rather than argue about an S scale Utopia, why not shoot an email Kadee's
>way requesting a scale coupler
>for S (that might also be applicable for On30)?
>Rhett Graves
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Rhett,
I too sent an email to Kadee and here is the response I received. He
pretty well sums it up and it's not encouraging at all!
Gary Chudzinski
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>Hello again,
>Thanks for your continued comments. What you've heard about our S scale
>couplers not being "true to
scale" is true to a certain extent because "all" of the dimensions do not
match the true contour dimensions of a prototypical Type E coupler. This is
because it's designed to function as a Delayed Action Magne-Matic coupler
which is quite different than the locking knuckle of the prototype. Dummy
couplers can follow most of the true contour dimensions but of course are
not functional.
As I mentioned before the pull face height of our #802 coupler is made to
scale. There is simply no way we can make it any more to scale than it is.
We could re-design the actual contour and make it look a bit more like the
prototype but that's about all.
What may have happened in S scale, as with other scales, is that for many
years S scalers had to use our HO #5 coupler on their S scale models then
when we came out with the #802 and the On3 #803 it looked too large since
everyone was use to the smaller HO #5 coupler in appearance. The #5 coupler
is about 20% overscale for HO and 17.5% underscale for S scale. But we are
only talking about .017" to .033" in actual size.
So at this point we will not make another S scale coupler because our #802
is as close to scale as we are going to get. Unfortunately, S scale
presently just does not have a big enough market share for us to invest in
another coupler that's the same scale dimensions but only has a better
appearing contour. So the S scale options are to use the #802 or the smaller
>HO #5 couplers.
>Sam Clarke
>Kadee Quality Products
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