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Re: 8 car C set

Subject: Re: 8 car C set
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 21:33:20 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

Jonathan Boles wrote:

> btw, as the train (not just T, but especially C) you can hear the whine go
> DOWN in octaves again, from very high, to high, to low. You can hear it
> only if you listen very hard above the whirring of motors, the sound of
> wheels on rails, etc. does anybody know anything about this?

The current is reduced to zero prior to turning off the Line switches to reduce
wear and tear on the contacts.


--
David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/

References:
- 8 car C set
  - From: "Hubert" <hubert@imap4.com>
- Re: 8 car C set
  - From: Railway Rasputin <bob@fastlink.com.au>
- Re: 8 car C set
  - From: "Jonathan Boles" <mousewithglasses@hotmail.com>
- Re: 8 car C set
  - From: Michael <mk@netstra.com.au>
- Re: 8 car C set
  - From: matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au (Matthew Geier)
- Re: 8 car C set
  - From: "Jonathan Boles" <mousewithglasses@hotmail.com>

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