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Re: The newer magnets...
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:48:21 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard “Ben” Beneke wrote:
   When used in any regular train I do not mind to use new magnets. The worst thing to mention is that they are screwed to the buffer bar without the chance to get them seperated. So the new magnets will not work for all MOCs. I rarely used the buffers on my MOC engines.

That’s the biggest problem with the new magnets, the buffers are integrated. It would have been so much more versatile if the cross bar had studs where the buffers go and then the actual round buffer be a separate part, e.g.,





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  Re: The newer magnets...
 
(...) American trains (my preferred subject to model) don't have buffers. This is the reason I'll be sticking to the old couplers for the foreseeable future. At least until Big Ben Bricks, ME Models, or some one else comes out with a suitable (...) (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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(...) Hi Matt, welcome (back) in the zombie group.... :-) I have just tested a couple of waggons (10 new + 5 old to be exactely) for magnet power: when pulling apart a train of waggons equipped with different magnet systems I find no clear answer: (...) (13 years ago, 19-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains)

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