Re: Flat locomotive batteries question

[telljb@ozemail.com.au (< Tell >)]

krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel ) wrote:
>
>It is relatively common (ie not rare). Usually the result of shutting
>the loco down but not pulling the battery knife switch. The resultant
>drain of any lights or commsleft on flttens the battery.
>NR class (& NRs 81s) have a jumper cable on board and can be
>jump-charged fairly easily. A few minutes connected to another running
>NR and away you go.


That's the one, the good o'l knife switch, many a
Commonwealth Railways loco has been jump started
because of this.

I have jump started an NSU narrow gauge loco from its
back to back mate using a very long arc welding cable
(actually the work and earth cables joined end on end
with the couplers acting as earth return) from one
knife switch to the other.  There was no siding to put
them side by side.

Cheers
----Terry Burton
Alice Springs NT