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Re: Albuquerque turntable brought back to life-Speed?
Author: BOB2
Date: 02-13-2023 - 09:18
grease gun Wrote:
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> Steam team in ABQ fired up the old turntable and
> got it moving. But why is it so slow? Maybe it
> is not the original electric motor being used?
>
> [www.youtube.com]
The electric motors on the turntable have not been changed.
I am going to venture my guess that this "relatively" (they weren't designed for very high speeds) slower turntable speed may more likely be because the size of the generator it is shown that they are using is probably producing less amperage than it would have used during active operations.
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> Steam team in ABQ fired up the old turntable and
> got it moving. But why is it so slow? Maybe it
> is not the original electric motor being used?
>
> [www.youtube.com]
The electric motors on the turntable have not been changed.
I am going to venture my guess that this "relatively" (they weren't designed for very high speeds) slower turntable speed may more likely be because the size of the generator it is shown that they are using is probably producing less amperage than it would have used during active operations.
