Using Kadee Couplers in Large Scale Part 1
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Nice layout and cool two truck shay
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NOT fast, they're designed for low-speed operation on rough, poorly laid track; typical speed is 6 ~ 12 MPH. Fastest I've heard of one running was 16 MPH. in an emergency situation (trying to get a crew to a sawmill fire). What they lack in speed, they make up for in pulling power - can haul heavy loads for their size. ;)
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how fast can a shay go
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I should Install kadees onto my G stuff!
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A Very informative video. I would like to add that I've had good success mating Kadee's with LGB & Aristocraft couplers as well.
BlackWolfessUSCM 2 years ago
Yes, so have I. :) I tend to do the Kadee conversions in batches, so I'm frequently mating them with other brands.
WA1LBK 2 years ago
Beautiful sound system! Which is it?
Rachmaninov08 3 years ago
Most of my sound boards are Phoenix 2K2's (in the Climax); I have a newer P5 board (VERY loud!) in Rio Grande Southern Mogul #11. The Bachmann 3-truck Shay has the factory "Tsunami" sound (not quite as good or loud as the Phoenix boards). ;)
WA1LBK 3 years ago
How do you recharge the Climax's sound since there is no polarity off switch for it (which the newer shays, and the heislers have), and unlike a tender engine (where you can remove the locomotive and recharge the sound in just the tender on a full power transformer) you can't remove it off the tracks, and if the transformer is put on full power for an hour, the running gear will wear out. What is the best way to recharge the sound in the Climax?
Chris9017 3 years ago
I'm running DCC for track power, which keeps a constant DCC signal on the track; I've actually removed the batteries from my Phoenix 2K2's, they're not needed for DCC operation (& in the Climax, space was at a premium). BEFORE I converted to DCC, I had installed charge jacks, wired in parallel with the battery packs (usually under the tender water hatches on a couple of my Shays; the Climax didn't get sound added until after I had converted to DCC.
WA1LBK 3 years ago