I just bought my kato loco yesterday and just realized that the couplers installed on the loco don't work with the couplers on my atlas rolling stock. The couplers needed for the loco to work with the rolling stock came in a little bag with the loco. How do you change the couplers from the ones on the loco to the spare ones. Thanx in advance. ------------------ yo,yo,yo,yo. yoyo10 is in da house!
There is a plastic clip holding the coupler in place behind the pilot. Just pry out the clip, take out the coupler, slip in the replacement, and press the clip back in until it snaps into place. ------------------ Alan The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale! www.ac-models.com Andersley Western Railroad Alan's American Gallery Alan's European Gallery Alan's British Steam Gallery
You left one thing out Alan. Make sure the flat brass strip is installed to act as a spring. If you don't, the Rapido coupler will just "flop" around. You might think about investing in some MicroTrains or the New Atlas Accumate Couplers. Those Radpido's will do the job until you switch over, but man are they DINOSAURS! ------------------ RAILROADING-TO-THE-MAX! Brent Tidaback, Member #234 and a N-Scaler to boot!
Thanxs every one, I sucsesfuly changed the couplers. My track is laid down, and the power suply works. Now buildings will be made, roads will be paived, new locos will be bought, and more track will be laid. ------------------ yo,yo,yo,yo. yoyo10 is in da house!
No problem Al, I just remember while I was reading your post. I'm 100% MicroTrains too, but it took me a few years to get there! You'll get there someday YOYO10! ------------------ RAILROADING-TO-THE-MAX! Brent Tidaback, Member #234 and a N-Scaler to boot!
Just another point, yoyo, it came to me while reading Brent's post above. You will one day want to progress to Microtrains couplers, and to do this retrospectively will cost a bundle! so start now and change them as you acquire new stock More equipment is now, and will be in the near future, supplied with knuckle couplers and the Rapido will die, anyway, I think ------------------ Alan The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale! www.ac-models.com Andersley Western Railroad Alan's American Gallery Alan's European Gallery Alan's British Steam Gallery
As Alan suggested, a progressive switch to Micro-Trains couplers is easiest on your wallet. My model railroad budget is (and always has been) very small, so major purchases have to be planned out, and if possible be spread out over time. When I switched over, I first switched couplers on all of my locomotives. Next, I created a couple of "transition" cars, with one Micro-Trains truck and one Rapido truck. After that, I slowly replaced the trucks on the remaining rolling stock one bulk package at a time. I too, am now "Rapido-free", and can easily replace trucks on new rolling stock as soon as it is bought. Now, if I can just scrape up enough to get a couple of those spine cars from Alan . ------------------ Kevin Stevens www.trainweb.org/KernJunction
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Alan: More equipment is now, and will be in the near future, supplied with knuckle couplers and the Rapido will die, anyway, I think <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I couldn't have said it better my self Alan!! ------------------ Craig Martyn BLMA(Best Looking Models Around) Custom painting and detailing AND N scale detail parts. Email: CraigM111@aol.com
