I've been experimenting with copper wire cut to shape and glued to the top of the Hobbytrain pantographs to give them a flat top. This is the second attempt and looks a lot better than the one on the Europe Vectron which I did first. It runs well and doesn't catch, though it will only run elbow first.
Hi Les, I'll be interested in how you get on with flattening out the Hobbytrain panto heads. It's something that's been concerning me, although as Königshafen is not currently set up I've not yet been able to test more recent purchases under the wires.
I saw your earlier mentions of problems with single arm panto heads catching, I find the trick is to give the top of the arms a very slight forward/downward bend so that the head doesn't catch when running with the elbow to the rear. Just enough bend so that the head sits level rather than trying to tip backward.
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Hi Les, I'll be interested in how you get on with flattening out the Hobbytrain panto heads. It's something that's been concerning me, although as Königshafen is not currently set up I've not yet been able to test more recent purchases under the wires.
I saw your earlier mentions of problems with single arm panto heads catching, I find the trick is to give the top of the arms a very slight forward/downward bend so that the head doesn't catch when running with the elbow to the rear. Just enough bend so that the head sits level rather than trying to tip backward.
Nick