Operating Brake Hoses

[davieb]

Hi all 

Just seen these on another forum so i thought i would share here 

http://www.pwrs.ca/announcements/view.php?ID=7440

As it says HO to start with then N to follow 

dave 

[scotsoft]

What I cannot work out is how they still work when the car is turned round 

[guest311]

I thought for a minute it was April 1st 

[davieb]

What I cannot work out is how they still work when the car is turned round 

That one has me baffled also   

I thought for a minute it was April 1st 

So did I when i first noticed them 

dave 

[4x2]

Excellent ! 

I did notice that the coupler trip pins were missing, i hope they still work with the hoses on....

[dean thom]

presumbably you could do away with the couplers altogether and have hands free uncoupling albeit without a remote shunting option? Dx

[Newportnobby]

That's all I need for realism - an Uncoupling Stick.
Gotta get one

[Sprintex]

presumbably you could do away with the couplers altogether and have hands free uncoupling albeit without a remote shunting option? Dx

How do you work that one out? In the video there is not enough magnetic force to drag the wagon! 

What I cannot work out is how they still work when the car is turned round 

If the magnetic end has a N and S magnet adjacent to each other this would work when turned surely? Something like this:-

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[ N ][ S ]
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Paul

[dodger]

How do you work that one out? In the video there is not enough magnetic force to drag the wagon! 

Paul

Thats so they uncouple the in same way as many freight shunters do it, pull them apart.

Dodger

[Sprintex]

How do you work that one out? In the video there is not enough magnetic force to drag the wagon! 

Paul

Thats so they uncouple the in same way as many freight shunters do it, pull them apart.

Dodger

Yes I know, that was exactly my point in that you couldn't do away with the couplers as Dean suggested!


Paul

[dean thom]

presumbably you could do away with the couplers altogether and have hands free uncoupling albeit without a remote shunting option? Dx

How do you work that one out? In the video there is not enough magnetic force to drag the wagon! 

What I cannot work out is how they still work when the car is turned round 

If the magnetic end has a N and S magnet adjacent to each other this would work when turned surely? Something like this:-

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[ N ][ S ]
----------


Paul

i presume the uncoupling of the brake hoses is done with a below track electro magnet. how did you think it was done? dean

[scotsoft]

i presume the uncoupling of the brake hoses is done with a below track electro magnet. how did you think it was done? dean

They just pull them apart, nothing alse required 

cheers John.

[Bikeracer]

With my luck and the light weight of N gauge wagons I can see a few lying on their side after the hand of God stabs them.

Allan