Ok, so now I'm actually confused on this topic. Is Kaydee no longer going to make the 801 Couplers? I'm hoping that seargent begins making S Scale again so I can use those, but if not I was going to start ordering the 801's for my S Scale stuff. What is the best coupler for S Scale?
Michael Ostertag On 12/20/2011 12:25 PM, ctxmf74 wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, > "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote: > > The outstanding feature of the SHS coupler, at least to me, is the > centering spring. It tends to absorb the mechanical pulling shock of > getting a car in motion (even the prototype uses some method of > absorbing this shock, when backing, the whole car can absorb this > shock) which can be beneficial when starting or running long trains. > > > > I agree. One of the things I enjoyed when riding in cabooses as a kid > was the slack action so modeling it makes the trains seem more alive. > If one is limiting the slack in the coupler care should be taken to > not make it so stiff as to not be able to move backwards when pushing > as the coupler/draft gear interface is designed with a flat to keep > the pushing forces in column. O scale KDs also have this feature but > apparently the HO cars are so light it is not felt necessary as the #5 > types just sit on a round post. > Until I get a completed running layout I'm not worried about any > shortcomings of the 802 couplers as they are the least of my > problems....DaveBranum > > [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/
