Thanks, Don. I'll be using the Kadee 802 gear boxes until my new line of draft gear boxes comes out (starting next year). With this slight height issue with the SW-1 in mind, I'll have to figure in offering a small shim or alternate, thicker lid for some of my braft gear boxes to correct the height where necessary. What (if any) other SHS models require a shim of some kind/thickness?
Good to know the trick with the AF box... hadn't thought of that... but not sure I still have the AF boxes since I either toss out or sell the AF stuff. John Degnan [email protected] [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Thompson To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 06:51 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: NMRA Standards and axle length (and the Truck Tuner) Dear John, Our 01295 coupler works just fine in the switcher, if you want to use the KD802, take the AF coupler box lid, remove the front flange and use as a spacer for a perfect height... Don On Oct 24, 2012, at 6:43 PM, John Degnan wrote: Well... almost. I have found that the couplers (Kadee and Sergent both) on my SHS SW-1 are a tad bit high when installed directly (without a spacer) to the model in a Kadee gear box. And I also remember that one of the intermodal cars (was it the AM spine cars? Or the SSA well car?) was too high as well and required a good bit of work to correct. So, almost... but not quite.
