 Roco universal couplers, has anyone had experience with these ? |
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 25 Apr 2012, 13:21
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 Engine Driver  Group: Members Posts: 576 Joined: 20-September 08 From: Perth Australia Member No.: 3,663  |
Has anyone used these for any time ? What are there advantages and disadvantages ? They seem to be a rethink of the tension lock uncoupler from the photos but I have never seen one.
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25 Apr 2012, 13:38
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Chief Penguin  
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It sepends on which Roco universal couplings you mean ?
The one that is similar to the Hornby (copy?) couples up with little effort, works very well with close coupling mechanisms', pulling or pushing. It also has the advantage of being able to lift a vehicle vertically from a rake without having to "uncouple". -------------------- Take care & enjoy life.
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26 Apr 2012, 14:42
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Engine Driver Group: Members Posts: 576 Joined: 20-September 08 From: Perth Australia Member No.: 3,663 |
Roco 40395 is the coupling I am asking about. I believe it is the one that some locos have a dcc coupler version of. I have also mused the kurzkupplung on coach rakes and i like them for that but I don't try to uncouple with them.
Andrew |
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22 May 2012, 06:11
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 Station Master Group: Members Posts: 1,968 Joined: 28-March 07 From: Istanbul-Turkey Member No.: 1,666 |
Andrew its these you are talking about;
 Personally, I do not favor them. Its a much better version of the standard clumsy NEM couplers but you still have to struggle to uncouple them. I would prefer Roco 40271 couplers, or Fleishmann profi's or Kadee's....all can be uncoupled with no hassle....just lift up the wagon/coach.... and thats it. Erkut --------------------  If there ain't steamers in heaven, then I ain't goin |
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24 May 2012, 22:47
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Engine Driver Group: Members Posts: 576 Joined: 20-September 08 From: Perth Australia Member No.: 3,663 |
Thanks Erkut. I take the point about being hard to realease. I am still going to try a few for assessment as my current choice-KD's are not without problems either. I would be looking for 100% reliability engaging and disengaging. I will post my results here in due course; at the moment work is seriously interrupting my modelling time.
Andrew |
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24 May 2012, 22:54
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Foreman Group: Members Posts: 946 Joined: 16-August 07 From: A Bloke in Quebec Member No.: 1,958 |
You don't even have to lift the vehicle to uncouple Kadees. Simply insert the sharp end of a bamboo skewer between the knuckles and twist. Takes a bit of practice.
John -------------------- |
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25 May 2012, 02:30
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 Foreman  Group: Plus+ Posts: 990 Joined: 14-January 07 From: Evanston Gardens, South Australia Member No.: 1,346 |
QUOTE (billericaybill @ 25 May 2012, 08:17)  Thanks Erkut. I take the point about being hard to realease. I am still going to try a few for assessment as my current choice-KD's are not without problems either. I would be looking for 100% reliability engaging and disengaging. I will post my results here in due course; at the moment work is seriously interrupting my modelling time. Andrew Over the many, many years I have used Kadee couplers on both USA & UK outline stock, I have never had problems that were not due to my fault. One has to mount them correctly & keep them maintained. Of course like most auto couplings that have a small gathering area ( not like the huge Lima/Hornby tension locks), coupling & uncoupling has to be on ideally straight sections of track but the delayed uncoupling feature of Kadee ( or similar magentic versions) over comes those problems. -------------------- Ron Solly
Devan & Summersett Railway - very, very loosely based on GWR/WR/BR. |
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