Re: Pantographs&&Interior__Lighting

Swash
Monday, June 24, 2002 9:27 AM

Our pantos do not normally bounce, only perhaps under a bridge where there is no spring in the overhead wires. At insulators in the overhead, the air con cuts out for maybe 2 seconds but the lights only blink. The lights over the doors are connected to the batteries so I guess they stay on. Ours are full diamond, although I am not sure why.

AC.

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From: Jim Holland

Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 6:30 PM

Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Pantographs__&&__Interior__Lighting

Good Morning! Faiveley pantographs (believe this is the correct term for half-diamond pantographs) sometimes bounce along the overhead v\for various reasons. Besides cutting power for traction motors temporarily on modern lrvs, the interior lights will go out momentarily as well. Several banks of lights work off battery for emergency lighting, but the car is momentarily quite dark until the pan regains contact with the overhead. This is the experience with lrvs here in SF -- is this true on your lrvs as well? <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> James B. Holland Holland Electric Railway Operation....... ___"O"--Scale St.-Petersburg Trams Company Trolleycars and... ______"O"--Scale Parts mailto:[email protected] ______Pennsylvania Trolley Museum http://www.pa-trolley.org/ ___Pittsburgh Railways Company (PRCo), 1930 -- 1950 N.M.R.A. Life member #2190; http://www.nmra.org <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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