Comeng Train Start Up Flashcards
Name the 3 compressed air equipment to raise pantos
Main reservoir pressure
Pantograph storage reservoir
Pantograph emergency compressor
What air pressure do you need to raise pantos and if you have enough air what button do you press to raise the Pantos
500 kPA
Raise local pantograph button
Once your first panto is raised what is the next step ( step 2)
Press Local MA start button
Step 3
Your panto and MA has been raised and started, what is the next thing you do
Raise Pantos on driver console
Step 4
All Pantos has been raised and MA has been started, what’s the next step
Press Auxiliary start button
Will the Pantos raise with pressure below 500kPa
No
What is the max pressure kPA for the storage reservoir
700 kPa
What’s in the storage reservoir cabinet
storage reservoir gauge
blue handle cock
emergency compressor
Black two- way cock
How do you operate the battery compressor
Set circuit breaker
Turn black cock to horizontal
Push white start button
Push local panto raise
Push local MA
Name the 4 important things in this picture
Reservoir gauge
Blue cock handle
Black cock handle
Battery operated compressor white button
What does the uncouple/couple button do
Couple or uncouple cars
What does the trip switch do
It lowers or raises the emergency device called a “Trip”
What does the compressor contractor switch do
Use to turn on or off the Air compressor in the car the switch is located at
Brake pipe test and bell button is for
It activates the brake pipe reduction to test operation of the brakes and bell button is a bell button
Traction equipment reset does what
To reset traction systems when traction motors fail to power or rheostatic brake fails
What does each gauge do
Brake cylinder- shows air pressure in brake cylinder
Duplex gauge- red pressure in main res
- white air pressure in brake pipe
Speedo
Ammeter- electrical current to the traction motors during powering and rheostatic braking
