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|    Stephen Sprunk to srfurley@googlemail.com    |
|    Re: optimum power supply for subway/ligh    |
|    27 Aug 15 10:35:19    |
      From: stephen@sprunk.org              On 26-Aug-15 03:40, srfurley@googlemail.com wrote:       > Isn't the 25 Hz. on the ex PRR lines provided via solid state       > frequency converters now?              There are two static inverters and one static cycloconverter now, but       five motor-generator sets (at three sites) remain:              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak%27s_25_Hz_traction_power_system              S              --       Stephen Sprunk "God does not play dice." --Albert Einstein       CCIE #3723 "God is an inveterate gambler, and He throws the       K5SSS dice at every possible opportunity." --Stephen Hawking              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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