PWRS/NARC Has Magnetic Air Lines Coming....

[flight2000]

See the rest of the story here: http://www.pwrs.ca/announcements/view.php?ID=7440

Interesting idea, but we'll see how well they are accepted by the community.  First in HO scale and then to N and others. 

Brian

[hegstad1]

I think they're cool.

[DKS]

Awesome.

But... to be honest, IMO it's just a bit incongruous that this giant tree-trunk descends from the heavens to uncouple the couplers.

[RAILCAT]

That was in a Kalmbach MR book from 1965 "764 Helpful Hints for Model Railroaders"
on page 4 [1-32] by Jack Flynn. Shows there is not much new.

Pity they don't use the magnetic uncoupling feature of the couplings.

[sirenwerks]

Problem will be PWRS/NARC has a pricing structure that's not very friendly to the wallet of someone in need of bulk purchasing such a product for installation on a fleet.

[BCR 570]

Very cool.

Tim

[Kisatchie]

That's pretty neat. I won't be using any, though. I wonder how far the uncoupled car(s) will be dragged along before the magnet is overpowered and the cars separate in N scale.


Hmm... what happens if
the cars are pulled over
an uncoupling magnet...?

[ljudice]

When they carry REAL compressed air and operate the brakes, let me know.... 


Just kidding - this is kind of cool, but I cannot see myself wanting to deal with this...

[Bendtracker1]

It's neat idea, but I wonder how they will react to the under track magnets.
Will they be pulled to one side far enough that they will not come back together?

[Denver Road Doug]

Problem will be PWRS/NARC has a pricing structure that's not very friendly to the wallet of someone in need of bulk purchasing such a product for installation on a fleet.

This.

Sad to see PWRS get hold of this.   That just means it will never be practical price-wise assuming they do get a patent on it.

So I'll probably be dead before it comes to the masses.

[Puddington]

While it's a neat idea this is where I say that this is a "bridge too far" for my modeling interest..... but a neat idea lla the same.

[Scottl]

Awesome, can't wait to try this out in N.  Lots of innovation coming out of PWRS, Prairie Shadows and other Canadian companies. 

It's all the price of doing business- some people have to complain about everything it seems.

[LV LOU]

That's pretty neat. I won't be using any, though. I wonder how far the uncoupled car(s) will be dragged along before the magnet is overpowered and the cars separate in N scale.


Hmm... what happens if
the cars are pulled over
an uncoupling magnet...?

I was wondering about that myself.There has to be SOME kind of reaction to the magnets over an uncoupling magnet,and with really free rolling cars,it just HAS to drag a single car along without uncoupling.It may work in HO,but in N,I kinda doubt it..

[sdodge]

I would think you need to forgo the use magnetic uncoupling in order for these to work. Cut the trip pins off to get rid of the extra hoses and use a pick like in the video.

[lock4244]

It's neat, but flighty.