I have just acquired some lighted carriages BUT have a slider and earth plate on each carriage.

I would like to change the couplings, mounted on hte Bogie to NEM Pockets so I can use some form of CCC, either RTS or the Mearklin 2 pole coupling.
I would be running the connecting wires through the hole in the bogie
I have asked around by email to friends if they know if there is a conversion part.

Attaching a Photo of the bogie with the existing coupling where I would like to put a NEM Pocket. Would also need the part number to get.
Propably would not have to be Marklin.

Thanks,
Nev
PS I know the axles are rusty and need lubed.

I'm afraid that's not the right part.

I tried to find the correct number, but so far I had no luck.

The confusion grows: part E323679 was also recommended. Looks similar, but I don't know if it fits.
http://www.stummiforum.d...pic.php?p=615772#p615772

402660 is not the part I want. If you look at my photo carefully the coupling is pinned to the bogie with about a 1.5 mm split post. no big hole.

Will try to find pictures of the others.
I suppose one way would be to super glue a NEM Pocket one on.

N
back to the sleuthing

the present coupling on the carriage is NOT a 7205

Tom,
My coupler has NO Big hole, held on by a split post that looks like a slotted screw in the photo. I will take it off today and take a photo.

Thanks,
Nev

Hello to all,
I recently also did some conversions of a few of my locos. to NEM pockets. Some were not too difficult and accomplished by finding suitable NEM pocket adaptors to fit. Others were harder and required a bit of modifying. The locos. I have done to date are:-

1) Marklin 3357 BR103 elec. loco. - successfully converted by substituting original coupler bar with part E440630 - I got the part from www.spielwaren-hegmann.de

2) Marklin 3329 BR191 elec. loco. - successfully converted substituting with part E345760 - part also from www.spielwaren-hegmann.de

3) Marklin 3074 BR216 diesel loco. - this model needed a bit of modification work. It was finally done also with part E345760 but I had to convert the mounting with a screw. If anyone is interested, I can post more details.

In your case, and from the information I have unearthed, it looks like you need to try modifying the most suitable available part to fit. In the case of my firs 2 listed locos, I was able to get the exact part which would simply fit in and do the job. But with other models, like my 3074, this was not possible and I had to use the most suitable part available and then do some modification to get it to fit properly.

In your case, I think its worth a try to get a part 402660 and see if this can be fitted in place of the original part. I take your point that the hole on part 402660 may be bigger than the split post on your wagon but I have found this is not critical. What is critical is if the 402660 hole is too big to be retained by the split post, then you need to find or make a thin washer with a right sized hole which can be held in place by the 1.5mm.split post head. If the thickness of part 402660 is too wide to be accommodated by the length of the split post, this cannot work.

One last point, http://www.toottoot.co.nz/ stocks a number of parts for coupler conversions. Their Marklin part numbers starts with prefix MAR

Hope this information is of help.


Bennett.

Great topic. Been wanting to know more about this!
I am tired of having trains with 4 or 5 sliders just to keep the lighting on.
But with old relex I don't have much choice unless I use wires and plugs to connect and then keep coupled.
- Mark

there are several reasons for it:

if you have carriages with

a.) different couplings (from different manufacturers
b.) as in one picture displayed, shorter distance between 2 carriages
c.) you can exchange them as you go along


John

Well I do not want 5 cars with Sliders in hte make up , one is enough. I have 4 now and adding a 5th Car. It has NEM Pockets so I I can convert the other cars to nem pockets I can Use Current Conducting Couplings , Use One Slider, have 3 spare sliders and Less drag.
Like you I do not mix the cars. always stay together as a set.
(Reminder. take a Coupling off and take a Photo.)

NN