Posted by FSWood on March 1, 2014 | |
Where "74 Volts" is stenciled on anticlimber, what is it that is 74 volts, the ditch light, the m.u. cable, something else?
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Nice shot, I like the series of photos you have posted with the people servicing the UP locos.
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Posted by on March 2, 2014 | |
FSWood, that would be for the ditch light.
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The head/ditch and marker lamps on locomotives are all 74 volts.
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FSWood, the "74 Volts" stencil looks to be for the ditch lights. As far as I know, most ditch light are 74 volts, where headlights are 32 volts (in my personal experience).
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Posted by FSWood on March 2, 2014 | |
Ah, appreciate it. How many different voltages are in play on a locomotive? The traction motors used to generally be around 600, I think: haven't been following train technology close enough to know if that is same or different these days.
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