[PRCo] Re: Heaters

[Boris Cefer]

Isn't it a typical museum operation? Car is out several times a day for
several minutes only. Not sufficient to warm the interior.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 1:44 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Heaters


> So what fool does that?
>
> On Aug 3, 2006, at 2:16 PM, Boris Cefer wrote:
>
> > When you turn the heaters on for several minutes only and without
> > proper MG
> > support, they can't get the interior warm, that is clear, of course.
> >
> > B
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
> > To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 8:11 PM
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: Heaters
> >
> >
> >> I understand that.   And I understood that when I made the comment
> >> about museum operations.   A car sitting in a museum doesn't heat in
> >> the winter.   Even an interurban 1700.
> >>
> >> On Aug 3, 2006, at 1:32 PM, Boris Cefer wrote:
> >>
> >>> The reason is frequent low speed acceleration (on resistors) and
> >>> braking
> >>> with city cars (they were not running?) in sharp contrast with long
> >>> sections
> >>> without any resistance acceleration or braking on interurban lines.
> >>> And a
> >>> car running at a high speed in an open countryside will require
> >>> higher
> >>> output of heaters than a car on a city line.
> >>>
> >>> B
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
> >>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> >>> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 4:49 PM
> >>> Subject: [PRCo] Heaters
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Boris:
> >>>>
> >>>> If, as you assume, the city cars had enough heat at 10 kw to be
> >>>> adequate if they were not running, then why did the interurban cars
> >>>> require twice as many heaters?    I rest my case.
> >>>>
> >>>> fws
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
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