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If you use the plastic draft gear that comes with the #5 coupler there is not a problem with electric shorts. I never use the clip that comes with the loco .After drilling the coupler pad for a 2-56 screw and modifying the draft gear ,Its easy to find the right coupler height by using either a underset , centerset , or a overset coupler.Number 5's are good, but a #23 has a short 1/4 inch shank which couple the locos close together realisticly. Also a #28 coupler can take the place of a#5 The 28 is a plastic shank coupler. All of the 20 Series couplers have plastic shanks. I hope these suggestiouns are a help. Mustache.
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