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NtheBasement

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How hard is it to uncouple with N-Possible couplers?
« on: September 19, 2025, 08:07:09 AM »
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The N-Possible web site has a clip that makes uncoupling look quick and easy but for all I know it was their twentieth attempt.  For those of us who switch cars, how hard is it to uncouple?  Is it harder or easier than with MTL couplers, which require a twist after hitting the target?
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Re: How hard is it to uncouple with N-Possible couplers?
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2025, 09:02:12 AM »
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I got to try them at the National Train Show.  They are as easy as shown.  I also wanted to test them in the delayed position, where you can shove a car that is already uncoupled into a siding where you can't reach.
This worked well too.  Do you want me to send you a few sets to try?

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Re: How hard is it to uncouple with N-Possible couplers?
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2025, 03:03:11 PM »
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This might be a bit off topic but I use GUM Proxabrush Go-Betweens - Ultra Tight- Interdental Brushes (the orange ones), clip the little ball and shaft off and glue into a styrene tube cut to the lenght of your liking, no twisting required, works well with a mix of couplers.  Only issue is sometimes the car not uncoupled can rise as you lift the brush up, requiring a finger to hold down.  Not sure if it would work with these, look mighty small.
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