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Reply to "Super magnet uncoupler for Kadees - video plus more how to photos."

For a bulk buy of small super magnets I ran a search on eBay for 3mmx 8mm magnets and purchased a A lot of 150 magnets at a very good price from a dealer in the Far East with a good feedback.  Shipping was free and reasonably fast.

In most yard tracks I locate  uncouplers near the clearance point of the turnout to maximize track capacity.  On industrial sidings magnets are located to position the cut of cars under a tipple or at a loading dock platform.  A couple of my sidings  have more than one industry and they have more than one magnet.

For stiffer draft gear springs I used ones I had laying around in my parts bin - some from old Athearn trucks, others from Atlas or Weaver couplets.  I haven't searched for a new supply of springs but when I do I'll start by looking for steel ones (Kadee' s  aren't steel) close to the dimension of the Kadee ones.  I've found that it doesn't take too much added stiffness to immobilize the Kadee delayed action feature.  

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