control systems on the RRVT, part 2

[@IndianRailwaysin4K]

16:20 👍

[@paulwhite6543]

This is so cool because a lot of people do not understand the technology that is involved with this hobby

[@CNW4145]

I love to build things so this is a great outlet for that desire!

[@38911bytefree]

WOW, the Birney FLIES !!!!!!! Nice vid.

[@LordLlurch]

I love it everything is IP10 at best. Makes you learn very quickly.

[@hiltonlive32grnrngr]

These videos are increasing my desire to build my own backyard 24" gague railway as vast as the RRVT railway! Man, if only I had access to a vast stretch of field or land.

[@CNW4145]

Start small and just keep building, anyone can do it :)

[@StanFerris]

Ha ha-- I did think I was going to die on that speed run!! 🤣 Too much fun, and great detailed info on the power systems! Thanks so much!

[@CNW4145]

Glad it wasn't just me lol

[@MJC19]

Trolleys on parade! Love seeing these types of videos, coming from a fellow traction nerd, I recently had to wire up a westinghouse control stand on a standard gauge streetcar.

[@ThalassTKynn]

Oh good I'm not the only one who was terrified on the high speed run haha

[@CNW4145]

lol its a rush for sure!

[@Scodiddly]

Good stuff, I like seeing how the control systems work. Also thanks for the inside shot of the box motor - it's really hard to get a sense of scale from the outside. My brain sees something train car shaped, and automatically assumes it's the size of a standard train car.

[@CNW4145]

Glad you liked it, I've got a few more of these videos coming :)

[@sa12vd]

Hello, nice to meet you. I enjoy watching videos. Driving operations, mechanism and movement of controls Please take a video of the front view. please.

[@chicagolandrailroader]

Thanks for showing us around the cars! I find myself rewatching your videos a lot. Good luck with your railroad!

[@CNW4145]

Thats great, thanks for watching!

[@richardhiggins9856]

thank you for the videos it is. very interesting

[@paulhobbs3965]

Thank you for your response!

[@hopster81]

Love it! Thanks for showing the inner workings

[@CNW4145]

I have a few more planned so stay tuned!

[@andreapasqualini3434]

Thanks for this video. I'm impressed by the speed of the Birney!

[@CNW4145]

Its a rush to ride for sure :)

[@andreapasqualini3434]

@@CNW4145 by the way, let me know if you happen to travel to Switzerland - there are some interesting museums and transit systems to visit.

[@CNW4145]

I would love to come there, almost made it to Zurich a few years ago but had to cancel at the last minute. I will get there for sure eventually though, you have some incredible railway routes there.

[@ltpaul]

Great stuff, well explained!!!!

[@Varinki]

That setup at 3:20 looks like it was to let the axle twist a bit on tight curves like a Brill Radiax truck.

[@CNW4145]

You know that is a great point, I never thought about that. The original self steering axle!

[@jimmybristow9258]

Egg shaped wheels, We called that "Flats" where the wheels were flat from braking or emergency stops. We did have one DART LRV have flats and microfishers developed and the wheel exploded!! But it does get quite warm down in Texas...

[@Hurricane1668]

More Videos Please!

[@retired0307]

FUN to the Nth!!!

[@petermagoun7457]

Great explanation and very interesting video - tnx! Any intention to add a few signals? You obviously don't need them, but it sure would be cool! Keep the vids coming.

[@CNW4145]

I used to have working signals, but as time went on the wire codeline became damaged and I just stopped maintaining it as there were other more important items to work on. Now that I have a lot of the major sore spots fixed, I am considering reactivating the signals but on a much larger scale. Years ago I built some boards for a radio codeline system to replace the wire line but never got them installed, and I have some ideas for new signal heads so someday you may seem them pop back up if I can find time to do all of it. I really would like to have working signals again, it was a nice touch even though they served no real purpose.

[@petermagoun7457]

@@CNW4145 Great minds!

[@ozzyCheshire-ci3bf]

WOW

[@marcsummerlott3965]

Hurray for the traction.

[@Squirel]

It's intriguing to see how these trams work - I'm no "handyman" so it seems quite complicated to me. Are you the only person who works on this line and it's rolling stock? Great to see a new video, I certainly enjoyed it - thanks.

[@CNW4145]

Yes I am the only person working on it most of the time, I have some guys who usually come once a year that help as well.

[@willpower3544]

How do you not get a shock with all that 240v everywhere you when you touch the overhead cables? Seems very sketchy having all that voltage just sitting around

[@CNW4145]

Think of why a bird does not get electrocuted sitting on power lines- same principle. If there is no path to return to ground, you do not feel the electricity. If I was working barefoot, that would be my last video lol

[@briannem.6787]

16:57 I did! how fast do you reckon that was? I think nearly 50 km/h or 35 mph, but it's hard to tell... some cheap GPS speedometers may be a fun buy for the high speed runs!

[@CNW4145]

It was really only about 20 MPH, just seems much faster due to the quality of the ride in that car. Feels like 100 though lol

[@JoelHaasnoot]

Amazing! Could use a speedometer though before you set a land speed record ;)

[@CNW4145]

I have used my phone to measure the speed, at one time this car topped out at 25 MPH but I have since dialed it back a little as that was really quite scary!

[@anshumansarkar3206]

How your over head power supply works??? Are you producing your own AC electricity???

[@CNW4145]

It is supplied from the local utility company, which is using nuclear power in this area to generate the electricity.

[@paulhobbs3965]

I was under the impression that your cars drew power from the overhead

[@leverettrailfan5414]

They do draw from the overhead- but the overhead is 240v AC, and the motors aren't designed for that, so the stuff in the video is showing how all the cars take that 240v AC and turn it into making the cars go.

[@briannem.6787]

They do! That's why the AC amperage goes up when under heavy load. The AC current is changed to DC however. Most streetcar systems used DC overhead and DC motors, so the rectifiers were off the train, but I personally think that including the equipment onboard is quite smart for small systems like this- and you get to have the fun of more electrical things to poke at (preferably with the pole down...)

[@CNW4145]

Yes they are powered from the overhead, that is the only power source.

[@TobyMarston-s9e]

Where are those cam shaft controllers from?

[@CNW4145]

They were removed from trolley cars that operated on the North Shore and one of them might be from a CA&E car.

[@АлексейЖуравлев-ю5ш]

Очень интересно! Жду новых видео.

[@CNW4145]

More to come!