Dapol easi-shunt magnetic couplers review and demo 

Exactly what I need for a layout I am starting to build. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks from this😎I’ve bee looking at uncoupling devices for a while and will definitely try these out 👍

Hi Simon. Another good video. I hope to be starting an N gauge layout soon, so have been finding your video's very informative. These couplers/un-couplers remind me of the Uncoupling Ramp by Hornby (R617) that I used to have on my OO layout as a child. Anyway, thankis for posting the video's. Craig.

I use a 12cm x 0.60mm metal crochet needle made by Pony that works every time, as long as you do not have the DT's. Highly recommended.

have you tried using micro-trains couplers?

i have been thinking of trying out some electro magnets under the layout and see if they have enough power to uncouple trains plus the bonus is when you dont need to uncouple you can just turn the magnets off. one day i will test this theory out

Thanks for the video. I use a small bamboo skewer with the end whittled to a point to uncouple. I cut away the bottom metal loop under the coupler and do not use magnets. So I can uncouple anywhere I want putting the tip of the skewer into the couplers and very lightly twisting. After a little practice it is easy. A human walks there to uncouple and I guess I become that human. I can uncouple anywhere, any time, with no non-prototypical magnets between the rails. But the layout has to be the right height and I guess some folks will find it tricky. Otherwise, these Dapol couplers are a very welcomed addition to N scale British even with using the magnets!

Hi Simon, quick question on a similar, but not identical, topic, if that’s OK. Have you had any experience of unwanted uncoupling between Dapol locos and Farish rolling stock? If so, any suggestions about how to overcome it?

Great video very clear, can the magnets be made smaller (shorter i.e.cut in half) ?

Have also had problems with push shunting and re-coupling which is irritating on a shunt ing puzzle layout . An y ideas for solving this problem .? I have considered going back to tension locks and using a simple manual shunting pole and plate device !

Simmon, just watched you video, theses look like the OO (HO in USA) couples, the better couples fon n scale are made by Micro Trains, much more reliable and if you follow MT's recommendations of adding a small spring to one of the axles on each car they are great, but here in the USA we weight our cars to NMRA standards to improve performance, hope this helps, thanks for sharing....😄

To me they are very similar to "Kadee" couplings, which I have been using for over 15 years here in Belgium ... they are very effective ... I actaully think the "Kadee" ones are cheaper that the "Dapol" ones ...

Thanks, good luck with your layout!

Do you just stop with the coupling over the magnet ? Or is there some sort of wiring to electrically magnetise it?

Just a Kadee copy. I used them over 20 years ago in Canada.

Nice good coupling system :-D

I do really like this, but the magnets are a little too much on show. wonder if they could be modified to be hidden better

Hi. Just found your video. Are you still using this system as it has been a while now? I'm looking at some sort of hands free coupling/uncoupling so I can add more realism to my shunting. Thx (great vids by the way)

Ive jst bought this system, bt it doesnt fit to any of my Peco stock :(

we use them in the U.S.A. they do not work on curves at all. you want to uncouple on curves use electro-magnets they work very well.

I assume these are 'OO' gauge? Is such an enormous magnet really necessay? Do they work with DC and DCC?

If you used Kadee couplers instead of those knockoffs, you wouldn't have ANY problems, ROFL