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Re: Brake Valve portion Re: LIRR MP-54 #1149 and its ME-23 brake valve |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Sep 3 14:23:59 2007, in response to Re: Brake Valve portion Re: LIRR MP-54 #1149 and its ME-23 brake valve, posted by Bill West on Mon Sep 3 05:21:58 2007. You're probably right on that ... from what I could trace out on the video Heypaul sent me of everything disassembled, that lead on the bottom (shown smaller in the Westinghouse manual than the other four) goes down and then reappears in the controller stand as one of the leads to the electric brake socket. There's three contacts in there so whatever that finger does, does so through the electric brake plug. So the #12 wire theory is possible, but my OWN theory is that it might be the "electric hold" contact since Unca Jeff has explained the purpose of the other four fingers. :)But yeah, WABCO manuals make my head spin too. I've been pleasantly surprised to find ME-23 stands in the old Erie Lackamoney MU's, LIRR MU's, arnines and even on board RDC's. That cabinet and arrangement seems to be quite ubiquitous but I can swear I've heard of AMRE trains also having them. So looks like there were a number of variations as to what they stuffed in there, depending on the railroad. |
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