Kaydee standards

[iploffy]

Does anybody know what the height a Kaydee should be set above rails as I have some to fit and would like them to couple up to other peoples stock if ness.

Ian

 

[John D]

Check out the Kadee website.....there are diagrams of the various couplers giving their centre heights......alternatively invest in a coupler height gauge in whatever scale you are working in,

 

[Jordan or Plymouth Mad]

Not turning to the Dark Side, are we...??!! :scratch:

The height only really depends on if you intend to a) use magnetic uncoupling, and b) what else you intend to couple to? IIRC, UK stock has higher clearance under the buffer beam than US stock, so to set Kadees at the US-spec height requires some filling in of the gap.
If, as I assume, you're thinking in terms of coaching stock, it'd be worth finding out at what height other modellers are setting their Kadees, or at least the ones you intend to run your stock with... then just be consistent in setting your kadees all at the same height.

This link: http://www.kadee.com/html/S-G%20body%20 ... %20ins.pdf is a pdf file of the instructions for large-scale kadees; at the bottom of page two it gives the setting measurements for them; as the US still uses Imperial standards (more British than the British these days!! ) I hopr you're up on your fractions of an inch... ??? 

 

[iploffy]

Cheers Jordan, Yes I am. I trained for 2 years to become a tool maker and decided it wasn't for me so I have a vague idea

Ian

 

[Jordan or Plymouth Mad]

Fair play!! I understand the fractions a bit better than when they say "0.062 inch", for instance.

 

[iploffy]

All I want to find out is the height above rail that people use I dont intend to uncouple them or do any of the shunty planky sort of things I will be using Bar couplings between 2 coaches and Kaydee's at the ends to couple them to the next 2.

Ian