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Post by Dstock7080 on Oct 21, 2009 14:27:56 GMT
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Post by plasmid on Oct 21, 2009 14:35:39 GMT
well they do look quite a bit brighter than the old ones.
im guessing that the old ones tend to blow bulbs quite often as well?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2009 14:48:13 GMT
I had 7085 the other day, this mod should have been done on refurb. One less thing to worry about in forgetting to switch the stabling light off now.
They should have balanced the look by getting rid of the unused (but working, as I recently tested) calling on light.
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Post by metman on Oct 21, 2009 19:44:17 GMT
Well the rest of the SSR fleet has them, the D stock should have LED tail lights too!
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Post by happybunny on Oct 21, 2009 21:04:28 GMT
I don't understand that 'for stabling set drivers side tail light' ... what exactly does that mean ?
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Post by Colin on Oct 21, 2009 22:04:36 GMT
I would have thought it would be self explanatory, but here goes......
When a train is in a depot, rather than having all the tail lights on unnecessarily (particularly on a shed road), they usually only leave the stabling light on and trip the MCB's for the main tail lights.
With the stabling light removed, one tail is to be left on acting as if it were the stabling light - in this case they are telling you that the nominated tail light is the drivers side one.
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Post by rincew1nd on Oct 21, 2009 22:32:08 GMT
I was wondering that. I guess it would make more sense if it read:
"For When stabling set use driver's side tail light" I think that will fit on the same size sticker.
I'm not sure if "set" refers to the 'train set' (as in set of carriages) or if it is an instruction (set light to on); my suggestion uses the former, for the latter drop my added 'use'.
I guess for those in the know it makes sense already, though I really do think that anyone involved in writing signs/notices should have to be suitably qualified, somehow!
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Post by happybunny on Oct 21, 2009 23:16:16 GMT
TBH when I stable a train I just leave the same lights on as when I am running it in service.. i.e. head/trail light mcb's on stabling light mcb off.. so really the stabling instruction is for depot only afaik
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2009 1:36:19 GMT
I was wondering that. I guess it would make more sense if it read: " For When stabling set use driver's side tail light" I think that will fit on the same size sticker. I'm not sure if "set" refers to the 'train set' (as in set of carriages) or if it is an instruction (set light to on); my suggestion uses the former, for the latter drop my added 'use'. On the Underground, when referring to MCBs (miniature circuit breakers) the terminology is 'trip and set'. 'Tripping' the MCB involves opening the circuit and cutting power to the load; 'setting' the MCB involves closing the circuit and powering up the load. Therefore, the instructions reference setting the MCB controlling the driver's side tail light, causing it to be illuminated. |
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Post by Dstock7080 on Oct 22, 2009 8:12:13 GMT
Which MCB actually sets the drivers side tail light anyway, left or right?!?!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2009 15:44:39 GMT
Which MCB actually sets the drivers side tail light anyway, left or right?!?! Just leave them both on, that's what I already do. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2009 20:31:17 GMT
They should have balanced the look by getting rid of the unused (but working, as I recently tested) calling on light. I don't remember the use of the calling on light being abandoned. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2009 21:54:22 GMT
They should have balanced the look by getting rid of the unused (but working, as I recently tested) calling on light. I don't remember the use of the calling on light being abandoned. The calling on light was originally put on OPO trains to call on an assisting train with the driver remaining in the front cab. This won't happen now the driver is expected to use a handlamp from the rear cab making the light on D stock redundant. |
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Post by happybunny on Oct 23, 2009 23:28:51 GMT
I always thought the calling on light was used when there was a dead driver...
i.e. train one between Turnham Green and Stamford Brook, not moving , driver of train two at Turnham Grn station asked to apply rule and pull up to back end of train one, join the train and see whats wrong (i.e. leapfrog procedure) , before the driver of train two leaves his train to go on train one and find out the driver is dead he enables the calling on light which lets the driver of the train three behind in the procedure know the train is un-occupied and the RKL key (selector on C) is out and the train won't move, so when driver moves between trains (in this example from train 3 to train 2) TC doesn't need to be discharged......
That is what I thought anyway!
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