SubwayGuy

ahh not yet...decided to sleep in today to catch up for a change...might go during the week though, gotta see when i can get outta work

well done.

and for the record i have no problem with you about the whole thing so don't even worry about it

thanks. belated? my birthday is actually on saturday...but thank you.

try Bose but don't buy anything until you see on the box. Many of their products are made in the USA but be on the lookout for those that are "engineered in the USA" and "Made in China" so that you don't buy one of those. That information will be on the box of the set you buy, so just make sure to pick an American made one out.

Thanks for the bday wishes everyone

Behind anyone standing there. It does nothing on current equipment now though, except on the R62A cars with side LED circles or diamonds, where it controls whether the circle (LCL) or diamond (EXP) displays on the side signs.

field shunting was, yes

originally, yes

Not the signs themselves, no. If you're talking about field shunting, see this thread: http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=121586#post121586

When it was active, field shunts were controlled by the ENRCON switch which had a "LCL" and "EXP" position so perhaps that explains the confusion

Typo

LOL I'm not an employee...just a volunteer (even though I have a few friends that are employees though). Anyway yes I have taken apart traction motors, but only DC ones, and mostly old stuff like a GE 714 which would be under an R9 for example. Taking them apart is not easy, as even an individual field coil (if you're familiar with DC motor theory) can weigh more than a hundred pounds, and the armature (which you'd be required to take out to really make much progress) can weigh more than a thousand pounds. Unless you have the resources of a legitimate subway shop, hoists/cranes are your friend However it's very difficult to do, and almost always should never be done by one person alone.

transit is not selling traction motors, so if you were able to get one for whatever purpose you have in mind, it would be a special arrangement of some kind. Also a word to the wise, a DC traction motor such as that is extremely heavy, weighing several thousand pounds, so it is something that would require a highly rated crane/hoist and slings to load/unload, as well as a serious vehicle to transport it since even pickup suspensions are not rated to carry something that heavy. Also I don't know your housing setup, but that's not something that really would have a place in any home other than maybe in a garage on a cement floor. It is very heavy and unwieldy, and frankly may even be a bit dangerous to have around due to its weight. Don't know what you're planning on using it for, but just letting you know what would be involved. If you're still interested...good luck, although I can't say convincing someone at TA to sell it to you will be easy...

Great...we got plenty of handle time and worked with some of the different equipment...I did pretty good on Sat...next week we go into more detail...are you coming up to work shops/track this week?

if you're talking about the new designs from that guy, no not yet

thank you?

its not a question of "like" with me you know that...its an inside joke b/w me and Matt but in short we don't find anything particularly interesting about them...they're just big cars

haha "just the motor"

-2 motors need to be swapped out with the ones we've rebuilt, then placed under the car on the existing truck. Shoe beams need to be reattached once this is done.

-Jacks and power supply for the jacks have to be set up for this to happen.

-Air brake parts need to be repaired/rebuilt

-Resistor grid needs replacement

-600V fuse will probably need to be replaced as well but that's relatively minor.

-Car needs to be inspected after that to make sure nothing else went wrong.

Then it'll run!

Depends...you can suggest things you want to do, but in general there are always pressing needs and the guys who are there all the time like Ted or Jeff know what's going on and what needs to be done.

As for the R17, the paint on that car actually isn't so bad. I'm going to be floating the idea of some paint work on the interior of the Lo V at some point and the R9 will probably need it as well

haha yeah you got that right, sounds like a good idea

Yeah I'm still planning on taking the 7:07. They may need a hand setting up, and also I'd like to get there early as well.

you know it

yup got a 99 on the practical...i'm now provisionally qualified

oh and you're going to love this...about 20 mins after i finished the power went out...just got in the nick of time...there were some insulator problems a couple blocks away that affected everything...

heh...I got work on Friday so just having a couple myself tops, but the food's good there too...

I guess I can sleep all day Sunday to make up the lost sleep heh but it's worth it to finally meet yous....

if i take the train it will be the 807 AM train...im still not sure if I might drive or not, I might need the extra hours of sleep on the train and don't know if I want to park it when I get back...I'll let you know by mid week