Dave- The 1295 has the same car separation as the 802. I wish it were less, i.e. closer to prototype. Functionally they are fine. I prefer their lack of slack slop. The 802's are ridiculous in that regard. You get enough slack just with the knuckle's loose spacing.
The 1295's hold the glad-hand so loosely, it is easy to rotate. Not so with the Kadees where you will get rip damage as Ed noted. But - you need to rotate the hand on the car mating with the engine. If you rotate the pilot's coupler pin, it will hit the pilot! Arden --- In [email protected], "David Engle" <rirocket@...> wrote: > > Has anyone installed SHS 1295 couplers on Overland/River Raisin brass E- and > F- units. How do they compare to the KD802 in carbody separation abd lateral > flexibility. How much does that 802 longitudinal slack help/hinder things. > How much shim did you need to get correct coupler elevation. How easy is it > to turn the "glad-hand" 180 degrees to get it out of the way when a pilot is > involved, as per Ed's suggestion. Thanks Much. DJE > ------------------------------------ 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/
