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Re: (erielack) Odd signal & low wattage officials on the EL
I believe this is what the EL had in mind when they made Slimy (oops, I
mean Sammy) Miller RFE at Binghamton......read the first few lines of Gary's
message......."although it looks like the bulb is turned off, a low wattage
goes through". This is also the way lower forms of life like reptiles
survive - it's been illustrated in National Geographic. I always wondered
why Sammy was slower in the winter.
Regards to all
Walt Smith
>From: "Jon Scaptura" <jscaptura_@_stny.rr.com>
>Reply-To: "Jon Scaptura" <jscaptura_@_stny.rr.com>
>To: "Gary R. Kazin" <gkazin_@_yahoo.com>, "EL List"
><erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
>Subject: Re: (erielack) Odd signal
>Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:34:44 -0400
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary R. Kazin" <gkazin_@_yahoo.com>
>To: "EL List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:08 AM
>Subject: Re: (erielack) Odd signal
>
>
>>Although it looks like the bulb is turned off, it is in reality connected
>>to a low voltage circuit. It isn't enough to light the bulb, but it keeps
>>the filament warm and avoids the thermal shock of turning the bulb on and
>>off entirely. This gets most of the savings in battery power and bulb
>>life.
>>
>
>Are modern signals still battery powered? For example, when I see the
>semaphore lit in Endicott, NY, is that powered by utility power or battery?
>
>Jon Scaptura
>Endicott, NY
>
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