[PRCo] Re: Power Off

[Boris Cefer]

They would not weld together but frequent passing with power on through the 
insulator would soon burn off the insulating part (wood, fibre) of the 
insulator and the metal (brass) parts would become excessively rough from 
the arcs.
30 amps is still OK but full PCC acceleration - roughly 500 amps with peaks 
around 600 amps - is not OK.

B

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 8:11 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Power Off


  But hopefully you can prevent maximum load and an idiot
motorman will not notch up the car under the insulator and weld the
the two ends together.