McRuss
 

Inspired by some trials of a friend of mine, I started my own test with Dapol Easyshunt couplers and neodym magners. Because of the curved nature of my terminus station I had to do some trials for the right arrangement of the possition for the magnets, which I show you in the video. Before another friend of mine installed the Dapol uncouplers, but these wasn't reliable, as very light wagons as one of my kitbuilt Lowfits was pulled towards the magnets, and another magnet installed in the throughtrack of a station resulted a train to uncouple when it passed the station. The magnes I used have a diameter of 2mm, and fits between the sleepers of my Peco track. I also found out recently that you could couple Rollingstock with Dapol Easyshunt couplers and Rollingstock with Microtrains couplers, and or Kato magnetic couplers together.
The result could be seen here.

For those who don't know Dapol Easyshunt couplers are similar to Microtrains and/or Kadee knuckel couplers but could be fitted in Rollingstock that accept european NEM couplers.

Markus

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Wood1918

Neodym magnets

If you installed these on straight track, would you just have one row along each rail?

On straight track, would they be inside or outside the rails?

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McRuss

Hello, on straight track on

Hello,

on straight track on row of magnets on each side is sufficient. My friend have installed the magnes on the inside of the rail but on british modelrailway forums I have seen pictures with the magnets installed on the outside of the rail too. I think it depends how strong the magnets are.

Markus

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Wood1918

Hello, on straight track

Thank you, Markus.  That gives me a good idea now what to do.

Jack

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