Hi Rhett, Bud;
I need to check Bud's point about about the distance between cars with the #5s,
as I have a number of cars so equipped. One advantage of the #5 and 802/SHS
coupler combination is that you can test both to see what you prefer without
reworking afterwards; the #5s and 802s will mate and run reasonably together.
I'm not sure about automatic uncoupling, as I don't use that feature. Both will
also mate with the AM "Snap-lock" dummy couplers if those are still around - I
use all three types as the need arises. The dummy couplers go on blocks of cars
that don't need to be switched.
Pieter Roos
Pieter E. Roos
Railroad Home Page at
www.geocities.com/pieter_roos/pieter_1.html
--- On Tue, 9/2/08, Bud Rindfleisch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Bud Rindfleisch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: {S-Scale List} Re:S scale couplers
To: [email protected]
Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 8:40 AM
Rhett,
Welcome to S scale, you not only have chosen the ideal modeling
scale but have now found what is probably the greatest bunch of people
in the hobby.
A note just to bring one small detail to your attention if you
decide to use the HO scale Kadee #5's on your PRS cars (or any others)
being that they are a tad too small for S, the coupled distance between
two cars is also less than scale which is typically 3' between the ends
of cars. I don't have two cars equipped with the #5's so I can't
measure
that distance but it is somewhat less than 3'. Not trying to discourage
your choice just pointing out a detail that might or might not be
important to you.
Bud Rindfleisch
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