KD says 0.156". I think that translates to 5/32". That seemed a little long and created huge difficulites inserting the spring into the slot with available tools. I don't recall precisely - partly because I'm using a NWSL Chopper to cut lengths - but it was just on either side of 1/8". The coal porters were a little different because they have their own boxes. Ben Trousdale
--- In [email protected], "Roger Nulton" <roger.nulton@...> wrote: > > Ben and Matt, > > So what is the best length for the rod? > > Thanks, > Roger Nulton > > From: pickycat95 > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 9:36 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Reducing Slack in Kadee S Scale Couplers - see > attached > > > I've been taking time between layouts after our move to upgrade cars > including reducing slack in the 802s by the method included in the > instructions. The rod inside the spring restricts the side-to-side action of > the coupler. I think the amount of the restriction depends upon the length of > the rod and if the rod is too short then there is no reduction in the > back-and-forth slack or the reduction in slack is not worth the effort. > Assembling the couplers with the rod in the spring is yet another learned art > of eye-hand coordination. Those little rods just love to slide out of the > spring if you tip it the wrong way from the bench to the coupler box. Testing > coupled cars with the reduced slack on Lionel's AF FastTrack curve has not > revealed a problem with restricted side-to-side. > > My first field test of the modified couplers was on Ken's layout with the 24 > coal porters. It was great to see the train start without all the slack and > the associated noise. > Ben Trousdale > > --- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, "richgajnak" <rustytraque@> wrote: > > > > > > I started to double up the centering springs about a year ago. It seems to > > reduce the slack bouncy-bouncy quite a bit with no ill effects. I don't > > know if it affects the magnetic uncoupling, I only do manual uncoupling. > > > > Rich G(ajnak) > > > > > > --- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, North Stratford <nsrc119@> wrote: > > > > > > Group, > > > According to the instructions packaged with Kadee couplers, it is > > > possible to reduce/eliminate the slack action, see attached illustration. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Matt Hogan > > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
