Model Forum / General / Railroads / May 2005

The number 5 or 58 coupler should just drop right in. Use the brass
centering spring and the Atlas cover and there should be no problem. I
mentioned the 58 coupler because it is the new scale coupler and looks great
and works like the 5.

I'll note that the #5 coupler is a common coupler for converting to Kadees
on many cars and locos.  The couplers are not expensive so the purchase of a
set won't set you back by very much and if they don't fit the loco (doubt
that as that is the coupler number for that loco) you can always put them in
the toolbox and use them for something else.
If I'm unsure about what coupler number to use and then find that the
coupler doesn't fit in the box, I usually just wipe the present box off of
the end and use the box that comes with the couplers (most of the Kadee
couplers come with a mounting system just in case) and put them on that way.
With many locos, the coupler mounts to a metal box and since the couplers
are metal, you need ot insulate the couplers anyway so using the plastic box
that comes with the coupler makes things right.

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