E3001>D400 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Hi, I'm new here and I wonder if anybody has had this problem with their class 50? I bought it second hand and found the plates that held the cam mechanism for the couplers had partially disintegrated! I made one out of plasticard using the good one as a template then the good one snapped so I made another. The coupler cams seem very loose. The coach in the picture is a Hornby new type MK1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Radford Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Common I'm afraid. 50 011 (large logo) has the same problem. My Class 67 Keith Heller had the coupling fall apart while parked up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted July 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2020 39 minutes ago, E3001>D400 said: Hi, I'm new here and I wonder if anybody has had this problem with their class 50? I bought it second hand and found the plates that held the cam mechanism for the couplers had partially disintegrated! I made one out of plasticard using the good one as a template then the good one snapped so I made another. The coupler cams seem very loose. The coach in the picture is a Hornby new type MK1. I see your steps have disappeared as normal... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E3001>D400 Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Ha ha. I have them somewhere but they are soo fiddly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E3001>D400 Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Anybody got a fix to make the couplers stiffer and the correct height? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted July 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2020 51 minutes ago, E3001>D400 said: Ha ha. I have them somewhere but they are soo fiddly. If you don't want them I'll give them a good home..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted July 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2020 34 minutes ago, E3001>D400 said: Anybody got a fix to make the couplers stiffer and the correct height? Do you want them operational? I know that sounds daft but some people don't. My NEMs seem OK (at the moment) but I use a brake van when shunting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E3001>D400 Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 Looks like my fifty will join the queue of rolling stock needing sorted because the manufacturers got it wrong! At least the roof fans turn and the louvers open. Pity they couldn't design a robust coupling. Dare I say metal might have been a better bet than plastic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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