The Musicman Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Hi All, why are Hornby couplings so flimsy you have only got to look at them and they break.The Musicman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Are they DCC couplings? What are you doing with them. Once in a blue moon a hook may fall off but that's about all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Here's one to go to General Admin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Musicman Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Are they DCC couplings? What are you doing with them. Once in a blue moon a hook may fall off but that's about all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Musicman Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Are they DCC couplings? What are you doing with them. Once in a blue moon a hook may fall off but that's about all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Musicman Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Are they DCC couplings? What are you doing with them. Once in a blue moon a hook may fall off but that's about all. Hi,yes they are hooks but I find they wont go back on,I am talking about couplings on the wagons that I got when I bought the Somerset Belle which is DCC., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Couplings are never DC or DCC in themselves, are they, unless you were perhaps referring to loco ones, WTD? I've had some of those hooks fall off and, yes, found them impossible to fit back on. I usually have to just replace them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 If you look at the pivot bar that the hook rotates on you will see it is flatter in one axis than the other and that the hook if angled correctly will easily slip back onto the bar, then when the hook adopts its normal horizontal position it cannot escape from the bar.I usually have a hook on one end of my stock only as I find two hooks can tangle on curves leading to derailments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Musicman Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 If you look at the pivot bar that the hook rotates on you will see it is flatter in one axis than the other and that the hook if angled correctly will easily slip back onto the bar, then when the hook adopts its normal horizontal position it cannot escape from the bar.I usually have a hook on one end of my stock only as I find two hooks can tangle on curves leading to derailments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Musicman Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 If you look at the pivot bar that the hook rotates on you will see it is flatter in one axis than the other and that the hook if angled correctly will easily slip back onto the bar, then when the hook adopts its normal horizontal position it cannot escape from the bar.I usually have a hook on one end of my stock only as I find two hooks can tangle on curves leading to derailments.Hi,thank you very much for your answer I will have a go at that.The Musicman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Couplings are never DC or DCC in themselves, are they, unless you were perhaps referring to loco ones, WTD? I've had some of those hooks fall off and, yes, found them impossible to fit back on. I usually have to just replace them.It was a joke Graskie. This is the DCC section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teedoubleudee Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 If you look at the pivot bar that the hook rotates on you will see it is flatter in one axis than the other and that the hook if angled correctly will easily slip back onto the bar, then when the hook adopts its normal horizontal position it cannot escape from the bar.I usually have a hook on one end of my stock only as I find two hooks can tangle on curves leading to derailments. If your layout is an oval, as opposed to a figure 8, and you don't physicaly remove and turn the stock around, you can bend the hooks in towards the inside of the curve to avoid that. Don't overdo it though or you will have problems on the straight bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 What if you end up with two wagons with no hooks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Each wagon has one hook and one loop. One must plan ahead WTD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Yes but what happens if two loops face each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Then the planner got it wrong and the hand of dog has to turn one of them round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 WTD - use a staple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 WTD - use a staple!Sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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