[PRCo] Re: Drum___Brakes

Jim Holland PghPCC at pacbell.net
Sat Mar 20 15:50:58 EST 2004


Boris Cefer wrote:

>These actuators with 160 lbs pull should hold the car (empty) on 20.6%
>grade. With 100 passengers on board it would be about 13.8% grade.
>I think WABCo SE-2 has softer spring adjustment. But I haven't seen drawings
>of particular brakes - and cannot judge.
>
>B
>
             So that means that the actuators should hold the car on 
Every Hill in Pizza--Burger, Yes?!?!     Far better brake performance 
than we anticipated.




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Jim

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