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Offline Shuffler

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Re: Check this out...my new job
« Reply #15 on: April 20, 2012, 03:29:34 PM »
Quote from: JOACH1M on April 20, 2012, 02:33:20 PM
Nice!? Now how much does each engine block weigh? 5,00 pounds? Lmao

The diesels are there solely to chage the batteries. The power is all electric.
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« Reply #16 on: April 20, 2012, 04:17:35 PM »
Quote from: JOACH1M on April 20, 2012, 02:33:20 PM
Nice!? Now how much does each engine block weigh? 5,00 pounds? Lmao
The engines are V12s and weigh somewhere in the neighborhood of 30,000 lbs a piece. I'm guessing the block alone is 15,000 without the crank and pistons. They put out about 3400 hp to run a generator that puts out around 4500 amps to charge the batteries and run 4 electric drive motors ,.... that's what turns the wheels, not the Diesel engine like most folks think.  
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« Reply #17 on: April 20, 2012, 04:33:52 PM »
batteries? I always thought the generator output went straight to the traction motors. :headscratch:
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« Reply #18 on: April 20, 2012, 04:42:27 PM »
Quote from: RTHolmes on April 20, 2012, 04:33:52 PM
batteries? I always thought the generator output went straight to the traction motors. :headscratch:
The batteries provides the electric to the starter to start the diesel engine or engines depending on the train. The big passenger trains have 2 V12s. 1 provides power for the generator for the drive motors and the other provides power to a smaller generator for the rest of the trains' electrical needs. Freight trains don't need the smaller generator as they don't have to power all the lights and things that come with pulling passenger cars.

But I may be wrong. I don't start work until Monday at 7am  :D 
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« Reply #19 on: April 20, 2012, 04:44:29 PM »
ahh ok. pretty beefy batteries then I imagine :)
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« Reply #20 on: April 20, 2012, 05:04:11 PM »
About a ton a piece. How many you need depends on the locomotive.
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« Reply #21 on: April 20, 2012, 05:08:30 PM »
I watched the 2nd vid - that is a busy depot! must have been 30 engines there :aok
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« Reply #22 on: April 20, 2012, 11:19:27 PM »
Congrats Up wtg,  looks like fun  .......



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Re: Check this out...my new job
« Reply #23 on: April 21, 2012, 04:22:16 PM »
Quote from: F22RaptorDude on April 19, 2012, 08:16:10 PM
:cheers: I envy you, I wish I was gifted with knowledge of mechanics
Don't envy. There is millions of us, doesn't mean we all gifted.
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« Reply #24 on: April 21, 2012, 07:15:06 PM »
Don't wear any jewelry.
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« Reply #25 on: April 22, 2012, 08:44:27 AM »
LOL here is my clubs site, we have a parallel 2 cylinder engine, 5480 hp  Grin. Go check out the photo section.

http://www.nmslrhs.org/

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« Reply #26 on: April 22, 2012, 11:44:27 AM »
Quote from: gunnss on April 22, 2012, 08:44:27 AM
LOL here is my clubs site, we have a parallel 2 cylinder engine, 5480 hp  Grin. Go check out the photo section.

http://www.nmslrhs.org/

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Is that pic in the V.I.P. photos? The train behind Gov. Richardson is huge  :O 80" drive wheels?  lol man
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