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Re: 8 car C set

Subject: Re: 8 car C set
From: "Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@nospam.bhp.com.au>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 16:00:44 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: BHP
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Michael <mk@netstra.com.au> wrote in message
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> I believe, but I could be wrong that a chopper control is based on a
> thyristor, a semi-conductor used to vary voltage.
<snip>
They would be GTO thyristors (no, not a Pontiac, it means Gate Turn Off).
Originally thyristors could not be turned off once power was applied to
them. GTOs have a control input so they can be turned on and off, this is
the gate.
--
Regards,
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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