Re: K set doors (was Phantom Bells)

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Jonathan Boles wrote:

> > > Speaking of door noises, on K sets, at the driver end on the driver cab
> > > side, the doors make an extra loud 'hiss' (like air being sucked in)
> when
> > > they close, and a few 'clicks' when they open. does it have anything to
> do
> > > with a different kind of door equipment due to the large electrical
> cabinet
> > > next to it?
> >
> > That is the main reservoir air drier.  On tangaras, this equipment
> operates
> > every time the compressor turns off.  On K and C sets, it operates every
> time
> > the doors are closed.  On S and R sets, the main res tank just fills up
> with
> > water. :-)
>
> But how come it is only on one particular set of doors? What if a two car K
> set encounters nothing but island platforms, does the res turn into a
> wading pool?

No, every time the doors are closed, the automatic drain blasts water out the
bottom of the main res tanks under the car.

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David Johnson
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