Magnets for code 83 and 70 track

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I know that Kadee’s permanet 312 magnets are for code 100 track, and can be used with 83 by removing ties … but

I want to find locations for installing, FIRST therefor don’t want to cut holes or remove ties untill I’m sure where I want them.

I also have my new freight yards with code 70. What 'uncoupling magnets work with code 70??

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http://www.kjmagnetics.com/products.asp?cat=13

Any of the D24 series work real good. They fit between the ties. Drill a 1/8" hole in the roadbed and push them it. Just mount 1 on the inside of each rail. They work with any code rail and on curves. You can put 2-3 in a row for a longer uncoupling area. No track modification necessary.
(can’t beat the price!)

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awesome product, have you used them?

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Yep. They work very well. I can’t compare them to Kadee’s since I never used them. You can’t even see them once the ballast is down.

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Thanks for the tip Loathar, I’ll be ordering some up [tup]

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Under the track magnets will work with any size rail, code 100 to code 40.

Dave H.

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Well I modeling in N scale but this decoupler is suitable for HO scale too

In fact I was inspired by just a few lines in an article about a layout published in MR a few years ago.

I didn’t like permanent magnet on my layout, N scale freight car are very sensible to uncoupling without control above a permanent magnet.

I made my own electromagnetic uncoupler in a very simple manner.

They are cheap and very reliable some working for more than 5 years.

See the topics I publish a few days ago the 4 november to see how I do.

Hope to help you.

Marc

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So you don’t think the D14s would work very well for N-scale?

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Don,

I use the McHenry delayed action uncoupling magnets that mount under the track so there’s no need to pull ties or concerns about height between the rails. They are a bit more involved to mount but it’s not that hard.

I cut a section of the cork roadbed out that’s the length of the magnet. Then with a rotory cut off disk, I’ll cut slots in my subroadbed in 1/4" deep horizontal and vertical slices where the cork section I just removed used to be. Then i’ll take a wood chiesel and remove the material I just finished cutting the slots into with the cut-off wheel and then glue the magnet in place positioned so that it’s even with the cork roadbed. (i’ll use some cardstock strips under the magnet to level the magnet evenly with the roadbed if i cut too deeply into the sub roadbed.) I’ll then lay the track over the magnet and use spackle to fill in and create a new roadbed taper that replaces the section of cork roadbed that was removed for the magnet installation. The McHenry magnets are more powerful than Kadee’s because they are so much bigger and work very well for rolling stock uncoupling…chuck