I use common Kadee #5 and Walthers HO couplers with the original trip pins.The magnetic uncouplers I use (see Files under Bob Nicholson) handle them with no problems. If necessary I can increase the radius of the trip pins by squeezing them with a pair of pliers - so simple you don't even need string!
"S"tring Bob ___________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "Ed" <loize...@...> wrote: > > >I seem to remember that a common fix back then was to use #5's with longer > >trip pins, but whether that was a semi-commercial offering or whether > >individual S scale modelers replaced them themselves, I am no longer clear. > > Jace Kahn > > The so-called "modified HO" couplers were made by John Bortz, an accomplished > machinist, who made tooling to press out the original Kadee glad hand and > replace it with a longer trip pin. He offered these modified couplers as a > commercial venture for many years, but ceased production a long time ago. > Most all of the olde tymers used them with varying degrees of success. My > personal experience is that the "tightness of fit" with the new trip pin was > not as good as with the original glad hand. After meeting with magnetic > force fields many times, the longer trip pin frequently worked loose from its > press fit into the knuckle. At the time, however, nothing better was > available in the way of a fully working and automatic coupler. They are no > longer being made and I have no idea who owns the tooling or if there even is > a new owner. If you only need a few pair, I can provide some for you if you > want to pay for the postage. No charge for the couplers. If you are > planning to seriously operate using magnetic force fields as delivered by Dr. > Spock, I would suggest something else. Good luck...Ed L. > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
