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Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 6 Jan 2000 22:22:18 GMT
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regult@aol^stopspam^.com
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On Thu, 6 Jan 2000 18:34:41 GMT, "Ed McGlynn" <ejmcglynn@juno.com>
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> In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz writes:
> > I wonder if we'll ever see Kadee couplers made specially for LEGO
> > trains?
> >
> > --
> > Frank Filz
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> That'd be great, Frank!
> I generated a few flimsy Kadee/LEGO conversion prototypes, but I need to beef
> them up before they withstand contant use. My kids destroy them in no time,
> and thus function as excellent beta testers for my designs.
>
> I never thought of asking Kadee directly for such a conversion kit - I'll have
> to give them a try. They certainly knew what I wanted their short O scale
> couplers for when I ordered them. Maybe they can do it for us? Until then,
> I'd love to get a production run of these converted couplers out to whoever
> wanted them in the LEGO train community.
>
> hmmm....
> Ed
The Kadee couplers I modified to use on my LEGO train layout worked
perfectly. I never had a Kadee coupler break off from the bricks it
was attached to, even when coupling very hard to the car, nor did I
ever experience any coupler problems when pulling trains 10 cars long.
While I have removed some of the pictures on my train page, there is
still enough technical information on my Kadee/LEGO conversion at this
page:
http://members.aol.com/regult/operation.html
I was nearly ready to take down this part of my site to make more room
for my other creations, but for now, its still around.
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| (...) have (...) Jeff - That's a very good reference page - please leave it intact a little while longer. Great photography to catch those details. A few questions, if I may... 1. I used the same Kadee couplers you did, and glued them on center to (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| * Jeff Christner (regult@aol.com) [000106 16:25]: (...) Jeff: If you put it up on (URL) you won't have to keep it on your site and others can add to it. You can upload pictures and everything. :) If you don't want to do that, can you tell me why? As (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) That'd be great, Frank! I generated a few flimsy Kadee/LEGO conversion prototypes, but I need to beef them up before they withstand contant use. My kids destroy them in no time, and thus function as excellent beta testers for my designs. I (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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