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- From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
- Newsgroups: rec.railroad
- Subject: Re: GE chugging
- Message-ID: <37175@cbmvax.commodore.com>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 16:45:21 GMT
- References: <01GRBWWGLSXE95NW9V@VAXC.STEVENS-TECH.EDU>
- Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
- Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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- In article <01GRBWWGLSXE95NW9V@VAXC.STEVENS-TECH.EDU> U93_PTUPACZE@VAXC.STEVENS-TECH.EDU (Prime Mover Software Development) writes:
- >
- > >Speaking of Alco, ever notice how the older ones idle just above
- > >"stall"? I remember listening to CNJ RS3's and NYS&W RS1's idling.
- > >You'd swear they would stall at any moment. But they never did, they
- > >just kept on.
- >
- > Yeah, the Morristown & Erie Centuries do that too! It sound like they're
- > revving up, then slowly die down almost until they stop, then magically, rev
- > up again! I'll have to ask my brother the mechanic about that one!
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- Sounds like a governer that needs cleaning or adjustment. As far as about
- to stall, I'd imaging that the generator makes a pretty effective flywheel...
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