01-10-2009, 12:53 AM
Russ Bellinis Wrote:I was told at my local hobby shop that Kaddee is dropping the #5 coupler as soon as they run out of current stock and replacing them with the 148. Apparently, too many products have draft gear boxes that won't fit the brass spring and most modelers who have tried them want the whisker type springs.
The problem with the 148 is that if the spring breaks, the coupler is scrap. At least with the #5 (and most of the other ones, which use coil springs) a cheap replacement spring can make the coupler serviceable again.
Wayne