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Remote control couplers from Kadee 23/07/10 02:40 AM (permalink)
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Here's an interesting link off the kadee site. It seems to be in development at present as apart from a simple video there aren't any details of how it works or what parts have to be fitted just the names of the bits.
There's a transmitter, receiver, actuator and coupler involved but only a picture of the transmitter so far.
It might be radio control or DCC but no answers as of today
 
http://www.remoteuncoupling.com/index.htm
 
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    Rod Fearnley

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    Re:Remote control couplers from Kadee 23/07/10 07:32 AM (permalink)
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    Now there's interesting I eagerly await this item from kadee.
    Thanks for posting.
    Rod
     
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      Re:Remote control couplers from Kadee 23/07/10 10:32 AM (permalink)
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      And I second that. Just what I need for my balloon loop track!
       
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        Re:Remote control couplers from Kadee 02/08/10 07:16 PM (permalink)
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        Thanks for the heads up.  The video looks interesting but the whole web site is remarkably short on detail.
         
        Although I use Kadee's on most of my wagons somehow I don't think I will be converting them all to body mounted remotes.........Just think of the cost!! (they dare not even mention it on the web site at the moment).
         
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          Re:Remote control couplers from Kadee 02/08/10 11:55 PM (permalink)
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          My guess is that given there is control over the flat car coupler as well as the loco, the system is DCC based.
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            Re:Remote control couplers from Kadee 17/08/10 12:19 PM (permalink)
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            Someone (in Germany?) does a kit to let you use an R/C servo to operate the standard LGB coupler.
            Can't remember who but I don't think it is modellbau-heyn

            Cheers

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              Re:Remote control couplers from Kadee 17/08/10 01:29 PM (permalink)
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              Regner make the RC uncoupling for LGB type loop couplers.

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                Re:Remote control couplers from Kadee 17/08/10 05:58 PM (permalink)
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                I noticed on the Grootspoor site that Zimo seem to do DCC uncouplers for LGB style couplers. I can't quite make it out but there seem to be two different systems. Anyone know anything about these? I looked on the Zimo site but found nothing.
                 
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                look towards the bottom of the page.
                 
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