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Post by tubeprune on Apr 20, 2007 8:34:42 GMT
AIUI, 9xTS all have air operated HSCBs. There have been instances when trains standing for long periods without juice haven't been able to restart when juice was restored because the air has leaked away and the HSCBs wouldn't close. On at least one occasion, a man with a foot pump had to go to a train to "pump it up".
Recently, I was told that 96TS has a "secure air reservoir" which the driver has to isolate if the juice goes off. Is this a mod? Do all 9x stocks have this now? Comments and war stories welcome.
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Post by towerman on Apr 20, 2007 19:11:21 GMT
It's always been the case with 96TS that they have to be "powered down" when traction current is off ,otherwise the air will leak off and the train will have to be pumped up.Quite frankly it's a PIA esp when there's possessions at SMD,progress?Do me a favour.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2007 19:18:42 GMT
ISTR you complaining about prjb's implication that the 2009TS and S stocks will suffer from a similar design flaw quirk.
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Post by prjb on Apr 20, 2007 22:42:25 GMT
As tubeprune is already aware, 09ts and 'S' will not suffer from this problem.  |
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Post by tubeprune on Apr 21, 2007 10:47:47 GMT
Yes, I knew about the new stocks but I was wondering about the existing. Does this mean someone has to go round all the trains in SMD which are off juice and isolate the reservoirs?
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Post by towerman on Apr 21, 2007 21:10:57 GMT
That's correct,an Alstom technician has to do the honours,preferably before the current goes off.
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Post by tubeprune on Apr 22, 2007 6:27:56 GMT
That's correct,an Alstom technician has to do the honours,preferably before the current goes off. Thanks towerman. I wonder if anyone knows if it's the same for 92 and 95 Stocks. |
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