[PRCo] Re: Poles to Pans

[Derrick Brashear]

I remember reading about this, and couldn't for the life of me tell
you where (there was, I recall, test track behind the Castle Shannon
Municipal Building involved). Basically, instead of having wire
hangers which were semicircular with the wire up inside (for poles)
the cross wires end up attached directly to the upper left and right
of an element which connects straight across and has a protrusion 90
degrees (straight down) which crimps around the wire.

So you go out and replace every hanger up the line, and I assume it's
usable by poles as you go. More fun: you should really stagger the
wire back and forth off-center of the track too to avoid wearing a
groove in the pan shoes.

I wish I remembered where the article was.

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Frederick
Sauerburger<fjsmd at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Another question from the 3rd grade......duhh.....
>
> I was just reading a thread on model traction dealing with using pole-only
> wire hangers vs.pole and pan friendly hangers.
> When PAT first used pantographs  (I assume on the PCC's) what was involved
> in changing overhead and what was the chronology?
>
> The Grateful Fred
> PRys, West Penn, and EBT.....near Annapolis
>
>
>
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Derrick