Jeff, Unless something has changed in the past month or so, the last I heard was that the Sargent couplers were were back on the list of items to be produced, since many S scalers and also On30 modelers have written to Frank requesting them. John Degnan would be the one to ask about this. This will require Sargent to make new tooling, which means an investment of time and money on his part, so it likely won't happen overnight, but at least the project hasn't been canceled.
If you can find a tube of electronics grade silicon adhesive, it should work better than epoxy for attaching your LED to the shell. The reason you want electronics grade silicon is that it doesn't contain the corrosive acetic acid used as an agent in regular silicone. As for wire attachment, small plugs like those used in computers or R/C models can be used, I believe Micro Mark carries at least one type. Bill in FL --- In [email protected], "Jeff Ngowe" <chocolatte777@...> wrote: > > All, > Recently I've made several purchases which increased the size of my fleet > from 1 locomotive and three cars to 6 cars and 2 locos. I am extremely > impressed with the hopper I've It has become apparent that I need to have a > standard coupler. From my understanding the S scale sergent project was > canceled? Also, for cars like those sold by PRS I need to find a reliable > source of metal wheelsets. Speaking of PRS, my 2 50 footers seem to be > awfully under weight, even with the extra ounce I added on to them. My scale > "disappeared" so I'm wondering what the unmodified weight of one of these > cars is. Alternatively you could just tell me how much weight should be > added. > Locomotives headlights are a bit enigmatic to me. While at first it, seemed > logical to glue or epoxy the LED to the shell, it became apparent that > detaching the shell could prove troublesome. Floating the LED at some > arbitrary point inside the shell seems tacky. Fiber optics are a possibility, > but don't solve the problem of detachment. Ideas? > > Jeffrey Ngowe > > P.S. If anybody cares for pictures, I can upload a few. > ------------------------------------ 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/
