Jace, How would the ProtoMax couplers work on passenger cars? Bill --- On Mon, 12/19/11, JGG KahnSr <[email protected]> wrote:
From: JGG KahnSr <[email protected]> Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} #808 vs. SHS couplers To: [email protected] Date: Monday, December 19, 2011, 12:56 PM Well, Bill, if you find them let me know; perhaps we can work something out. I use them on my Ace AF conversion bolsters when I can. Otherwise I use Kadee 5's or the Walthers clones (so far as I can tell, there is no difference in size on the knuckle, just a shorter draftgear with theProtoMax. The #5's are also handy for various Sn3 applications (although PBL kits sometimeslike other variants, such as #26's). Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > Ironically it my extreme dislike of the #5 that was a big part of my > decision to switch to S Scale. Back then I was all into delay coupling that > I am not now so it really does not matter much. The 802 just WORKS. > Using tweezers I install the centering spring in the 802 pretty easily. I > once did a demonstration for my S club years ago assembling the 802 with no > tools at all. I had a rather well trained right thumb that snapped the > springs right in! I do like the SHS coupler as well because there is no > slack action. > For the old schoolers I had a bag of the long hose converted #5 taken off of > cars around here somewhere. I am not sure if I still have them or threw them > out. > Bill Lane [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/
