[PRCo] Re: Fineview___PCCs

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Fri, 12 Mar 2004, Boris Cefer wrote:

> Maintenance specification we use here for drum brake says that each car must
> be tested by removing of drum brake fuse and pressing power pedal to reach
> starting current of 290 Amps - drum brakes must hold the car (on dead level
> track). 290 Amps cause approximately the same traction effort as 9.5 %
> downgrade. Sometimes we experience drums which are sufficient to hold the

Assuming it's also a 600vdc system like those here, that implies 6 times
as much energy to hold it on a hill as a passenger automobile. Don't ask
why I know that.