Tom, in the old HO days 15 years ago, those were known as "McHenry" couplers. Lots of complaints in the early days but they're still around so somehthing must be right about them. Going there is a good idea, may try it myself, thanks!
John A. Albee, Realtor [email protected] Prudential Snyder Real Estate #1 Brickyard Drive Bloomington, IL 61701 Mobile 309-830-6097 Office 309-665-0787 www.johnalbee.com From: Frank Emiro <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 10:59 AM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} S-scale couplers I am sure glad proto RR's did not use KD's. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 19, 2011, at 11:55 AM, Thomas Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > The Kadee 802 couplers frustrated me until my HO modeling friend told me > about a way to deal with that pesky spring. He recommends placing a dapple of > silicon cement--available at any hardware store--on the rear of the open area > of the coupler shank. Then with an exacto knife or similar instrument, gently > attach the spring to the rear of the open area where you previously place a > dapple of silicon. Let it sit for a short time and then complete the > assembly. The method has always worked for me. > > That said, I'll use up my stash of 802 Kadees and then return to Kadee #5 > couplers. Walthers offers some Kadee lookalikes, and maybe I'll order a stash > of them. I have heard they are a little larger than are the Kadee #5s. What > has the experience of others been with the Walthers couplers? > > Tom > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [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: [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/
