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Post by Phil on Feb 28, 2006 11:53:21 GMT
These pics come from a bit of kit that has brought comfort to many a passenger over the years. What bit of kit, and how do these fit in?   |
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Post by CSLR on Feb 28, 2006 12:01:29 GMT
There is definitely a governor in the top picture and it appears to be quite small. Your comment that it has "brought comfort to many a passenger over the years" suggests that it might it might be a speed control to the flush mechanism on a station toilet.
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Post by CSLR on Feb 28, 2006 13:11:13 GMT
There has been a deadly silence from Phil following my last comment that I hoped would give him a lift at the end of the morning.
As nobody else appears to be rising to the challenge, may I offer the observation that we are perhaps not talking 'train' here.
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Post by Phil on Feb 28, 2006 14:38:51 GMT
Either CSLR is brilliant at the concealed answer, or he just does not realise how close he is in his second post. Benefit of doubt CSLR: well done. Answer correct and well-hidden.  |
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Post by Harsig on Feb 28, 2006 14:39:21 GMT
Perhaps we ought to try and elevate this discussion to a higher (Booking Hall) level rather than resorting to toilet humour.
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Post by Phil on Feb 28, 2006 14:43:31 GMT
I'm not descending to the base level in replying  |
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Post by CSLR on Feb 28, 2006 14:46:50 GMT
The standard of these replies really is up and down.
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Post by Harsig on Feb 28, 2006 14:53:31 GMT
If we carry on like this someone is going to give themselves enough rope to hang it by.  |
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Post by CSLR on Feb 28, 2006 15:48:43 GMT
I regret that we have been unable to prevent the decline and fall of this thread.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2006 15:59:34 GMT
Oh for the love of Yorkshire tea...
Both pictures show widgets used in the operation of lifts. The upper one is part of the drive mechanism that winds the lift up and down and the lower one is a brake mechanism.
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Post by Phil on Feb 28, 2006 17:13:29 GMT
Sorry TOK - the first is not actually PART of the drive mechanism - it has another function (associated with travel) and the second is not a brake - it is part of the passenger compartment
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Post by CSLR on Feb 28, 2006 18:19:59 GMT
OK let me have a go.
The first illustration appears to be a speed governor for a lift. I would think that it controls a gripper mechanism for the cable; each side of which is linked through the gears at the bottom left of the picture. The gripper is connected to and is behind these gears.
There is, of course, a separate mechanism attached to the cage that stops its descent in the event of a cable breaking. That would not be visible in this picture.
The second illustration looks like the interlock for the lift door (or gates). The two things that appear to be springs are presumably the cables that complete the electrical circuit.
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Post by Phil on Feb 28, 2006 19:38:24 GMT
CSLR : correct, and correct.  Remaining pic of set:  |
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