Sergent Engineering Coupler Videos

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Nice demonstration of the Sergents, Matt. Wish I could afford to convert.

I'm not sure I'm going to convert - the price differential is not crazy (and I have less than 50 cars I need to convert), that wouldn't be the hold up. The decision will revolve around two things:
- Whether (or not) they are easier to operate after I get over the "cool" factor (though it's been two years now, and I'm still fascinated)
- How involved I get in my local MRR community. I joined the NMRA 1.5 years ago and have recently become active in it and I joined a local model railroad club a couple weeks ago, so I'm meeting more hobbyists now. That means I'm more likely to run on someone else's layout, which is likely Kadee-based. I like the brand, and the #58 profile is an excellent compromise.

I'm using Kadees and do think about the slack when starting: not out of fear of pulling a drawbar, but just 'cause it's neat to watch it happen.
Wayne

This comment got me thinking about one of the small things I like about the Sergents - watching the knuckles slide up an down relative to one another as cars traverse vertical curves. I'm not sure why, but it's much more apparent than on Kadee's over the same trackwork - probably because the same vertical movement is a greater percentage of the height of the Sergents. And maybe the color just shows it better.