NEM replacement

[long island jack]

Anyone have an idea which NEM coupler pocket will replace this one in Roco wagon 4375

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[doctor quinn]

Hi Ray,  'Fraud it's a fixed mounting job for old Roco. I've done a few using long shank Kadees, I'll post some pics and coupler numbers when I get home. 

[doctor quinn]

Theses are a couple of Roco wagons with the same coupler mount I've converted to Kadees.

 

The top one uses a long underset shank coupler (#146 or 31). I filled the hole for the coupler with scrap plastic to give enough material to tap a thread into. I've done a couple of cement wagons with #146s where I glued the draft gear box on for ease.

 

The tanker uses long centerset couplers, I cut away the bottom part of the Roco coupler mount and glued the draft gear box into the hole.

[long island jack]

Thanks Nick, will look into this, but another problem has cropped up, metal wheels and magnets, time for a rethink and plan B!!!

[Allegheny1600]

Hello Jack,

If you’re wanting to use Kadees with European stock, yes - the ferrous metal is a pretty major problem.

 I only got halfway through solving it with my Prussian layout before I moved abroad and back but I bought some brass or at least, non-ferrous axles from a supplier in Germany. That was back when we had no problem importing stuff from our near neighbours of course.

Because everything is still packed away, I can’t recall who it was, sorry but it was a lot cheaper to only replace the axle, the wheels not being ferrous.

That still leaves the wagon weights but being a US outline modeller, I guess you might have some sheet lead available? For the same job with older US vehicles.

Hope this helps,

John

[doctor quinn]

I've fitted blocks of black foam bearing on the axles of the worst offenders. Would 36" Kadee wheels work to reduce the magnetic footprint, they'd be 10.5mm, the wheels on Roco are 10.4mm I think.

[Stefan88]

For a while Roco did some wagons without the NEM sockets fitted, but there were packs to retrofit the sockets and mechanisms. 

 

https://www.roco.cc/rde/produkte/zubehor/sonstiges/40343-nachrustkinematik-fur-kurzere-h0-wagenmodelle.html

 

https://www.roco.cc/rde/produkte/zubehor/sonstiges/40344-nachrustkinematik-fur-langere-h0-wagenmodelle.html

 

https://www.roco.cc/rde/produkte/zubehor/sonstiges/40326-kurzkupplung-nachrustsatz.html

 

The first two used to be available in pairs, not sure which you'd need without looking in to it more but I would guess the first one for shorter wagons. They are just plug and play and locate on the two round mounting lugs on the underside of the wagon at each end.

[TPC]

If you want to use Roco's close or universal couplings (height adjustable) then Fleischmann 6575 might be the nearest one.