Re: NR locos

[Ben Armstrong <ba13@uow.edu.au>]

On Mon, 17 Apr 2000, The Narc wrote:

> Ok i just reread what i posted and note a TYPO they are definitely
> notch limited IE when set to notch 6 IE 2750 HP  you can place the
> throttle in notch 6,7 or 8 and the net result is the same IE notch 6
> revs and notch 6 excitation =2750 HP in all three notches
> when set to notch 7=3200 HP whether you have the throttle in 7 or 8
> so you can achieve exactly the same result on a single unit by not
> going past notch 6 or 7.
> PS the GE locos only increase revs in notch 3 and notch 6  

Thanks for that info!

One more question while we're on topic- do the NR's have a idle/low
idle set up like on the 81's etc?

Regards, 

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