Magnematic bobblers??????????

[Anonymous]

Hello,

Im in the process of switching over to the magnematic couplers, and ive found that my one conversion tends to bobble back and forth? Does anyone know what tthe reson is for this, or why its doing this?

[dknelson]

I think more specifics are needed. Is it the coupler that bobbles within the draft gear? Or the draft gear on the car? Or the knuckle on the coupler itself (that would be a missing spring -- there are extras in the #5 package and with a sharp knife blade and a steady hand they are easy to replace).
Dave Nelson

[Anonymous]

The car will move back and forth while going foward!

[mls1621]

I've seen the same thing on my rolling stock. It's usually due to a bind in one of the trucks. What you're seeing is the effect of the bind on the centering spring in the coupler.

It only happens on the last car of a consist.

I hope this is helpful.