Attached is a photo of an electro coupler on an Atlas GP15.
If you look closely you can see that there is an extremely small nut missing in the middle of the black piece. Unfortunately I have been unable to get any info on this piece, whether a replacement nut is available or even a new electrocoupler.
Any info / help appreciated.
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Well, with the fuzzy picture, it's hard to see what you have. However, the nut is doubtless a metric threaded nut, I'm sure you can find one.
Call Atlas, I bet they will have one. Might even just send it to you? I got a bunch of small items like that for some old Atlas O switches I purchased and had to repair. You will have to talk to an engineer, these won't be found in their parts lists, but they can probably help you.
I normal find ace hardware has what I need when it comes to smaller screw sizes. forget the big box stores.
Emailed Atlas a couple of weeks ago and no response, been down that road before with Atlas. So was hoping one of the resident techs here with Atlas experience would know size and metric/standard thread.
Picture ain't the best , two problems.
#1 no macro on camera
#2 the photographer, me.
I would guess 2 or 2.5mm but let me suggest just heading down to your local hardware store and pick up a bags of 2-4mm fasteners.
Pete
I went to https://www.microfasteners.com...ws-nuts-washers.html and just bought an assortment of metric nuts and screws to solve this kind of issue. If you go from 2mm through around 3.5mm and buy a small quantity of each, you should have all the metric nuts you'll run across on a regular basis. I also bought matching screws, handy to have when you run across missing hardware.
If you want to contact Atlas, call them on the phone. That's how I got my switch parts. I have had much better luck using the phone with all the train manufacturers, not just Atlas.
The Micro Fasteners site that GRJ mentions above also has a small kit of 'Train Fasteners' in addition to all the separate purchase sizes. I forget what all the kit consists of, but it's listed on their site?
A good hardware store would also be a good place to look, also as others have suggested above.
Their "Train Fastener Assorment" doesn't include any metric sizes, a significant omission.
It's been a long time since I looked at that kit and had forgotten what all was included. I think I ended up ordering several individual items and not the kit, maybe that was the reason.
They should add some of the more common Metric items to the kits. Or maybe offer one kit of each, US & Metric.
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