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Posted by cacole on Saturday, March 28, 2009 7:57 AM

 The only way I can think of that a Kadee uncoupling magnet may become a problem is if you let a sound-equipped locomotive with the speaker in the fuel tank sit over a Kadee magnet for an extended period of time (like months or a year) the speaker magnet, or the Kadee magnet, may be weakened.  But this scenario is unlikely to ever happen.  Even if a Kadee magnet could distort the sound as the locomotive passes over it, this would be imperceptible to your ears.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Friday, March 27, 2009 7:37 PM

I have Kadee permanent magnets (between the rails) and a Kadee electromagnet.  I have no problems with DCC at all.

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Posted by Texas Zepher on Friday, March 27, 2009 4:59 PM

Christian H
is there any problem with uncoupler like kadee 321 and DCC controlled trains(exspecially sound decoders)?

I've never heard or experienced any problems.  The Kadee 321 is basically a magnet that sits in the rails.  The only thing I can imagine happening is if someone installed a magnetic reed reset switch or something in the very bottom of a locomotive.

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Posted by locoi1sa on Friday, March 27, 2009 3:39 PM

Hi Christian

  I do not have the Kaydees uncoupler but I do have some magnets from Radio Shack under the tracks for uncoupling and have had no problems with DCC or sound decoders.

   Pete

 I pray every day I break even, Cause I can really use the money!

 I started with nothing and still have most of it left!

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uncoupling
Posted by Christian H on Friday, March 27, 2009 1:55 PM

Hi,I´m Christian from Germany,

is there any problem with uncoupler like kadee 321 and DCC controlled trains(exspecially sound decoders)? I hear from problems of the uncoupler and the speakers?

Thanks in advance!

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