The problem with the prototype's slack action resulted in broken knuckles and many law suits from conductors being yanked around. My wife worked in the insurance business where it wasn't uncommon to have insurance payments to rr employees for that. A good friend called one day and said "boy you should have been on the jury I was on...a railroad worker was suing the railroad...and I learned all kinds of terminology like slack action"!
In the model world the slack action looks okay but the accordion action just flat looks goofy--there is a difference. Mr. Karnes likes the idea of using a softer spring to help with the delaying feature and I've starting using that procedure also. A former member of our club did the opposite, he used to double up on the springs and sometimes used HO truck springs so he didn't have problems with the accordion problem. Trouble is you can't do both! Bob Werre ken garber wrote: > On 9/4/08, John Gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:gibson%40pdqnet.com>> wrote: > > I will use 802s if a 1295 will not fit, though I hate the slack action > > of the Kadee's. It is very noticeable on longer trains - the train > > looks like a giant accordion going in and out, especially traversing > > hills. > > > > John Gibson > > Rocklin, CA > > > > Nothing wrong with 'accordian' action. The prototype does it. > > Unless the train has stopped perfectly, in a long freight train, the > engine could move several car lengths before the tail end starts to > move. Same thing if he starts to back up. > > Makes for interesting stereo effects if you're sitting along side. > > Ken > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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/
