Expert Locomotive In Tsw 7

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  1. rat7_mobile

    rat7_mobile Well-Known Member

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    The journeys for both the 101 Expert and the 145 Expert are impossible to complete
    The 101 when doing a passenger run the command to lock the door at FULDA does not work, all the wagon with 2 on them at least on door remains open, and even closing the door manually using the camera 8 does not release the instruction LOCK DOOR
    The 145 the scenario FAULTY FRIDAY, when you stop and the scenario tells you there isa fault, it ask you to go to the ST and then scroll, but the screen for the ST is completely empty so the SCROLL instruction never release
     
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    historicalduck7 Well-Known Member

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    at the start of your service you need to switch the train line to start to ensure the battery doesn’t run out before the end of the run. i learned this the hard way
     
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    ZS ???? it is an electric train, it should be getting the power from the wire above the track, why is there a need for a battery
     
  5. Disintegration7

    Disintegration7 Well-Known Member

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    Why are you using an expert train if you don't want to learn how to drive it?

    The other user told you what was happening and you just argued with them.


    Not to mention, it's absolutely covered in the tutorials, which are basically mandatory for the expert locos.
     
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  6. historicalduck7

    historicalduck7 Well-Known Member

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    my car runs on petrol, but still has a battery for the headlights. as Disintegration has just said, if you really want to master an expert loco then it’s of absolutely zero use to you to read the manual several times over, and actually do that instead of questioning what people are telling you
     
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  7. Tomas9970

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    The Train Electric Supply provides power to the coaches and it's a separate power output that the loco creates from the power in the overhead wires. Reason is that this output needs to have standardised voltage regardless of how the loco itself is powered. For example if the power for the coaches is 3kV DC, the loco can run on 15kV AC, 25kV AC, 3kV DC or even be a diesel and it will still generate that exact same output. Coaches can also be connected to a stationary power supply if there's a need to power them without a loco.

    As for why the loco itself needs a battery, it's pretty similar to why you need one in a car. You wouldn't be able to raise the pantograph without battery power just like you can't start a car's engine without a battery.
     
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  8. rat7_mobile

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    Except for maitenance work, why does the pantograph is lowered
     
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    There are more reasons why there could be disruption between the coaches and the OHLE. First the most common one the train will be changed to a different type of engine (diesel to electric vv) or there could be a incedent where the locomotive have to lower his pantograph, to prevent that the coaches get overheated in the summer or get to cold in winter to quickly there is a battery to keep the AC/ventilation still running. And the last most important one for a lot of people.... the the beer will be warm without power... Nobody likes warm beer right?! ;)
     
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    I think most common reason is if you've got more than one loco in the consist, you only raise the pantograph on one of them, so the other one is lowered (unless you're using the second in banking mode)
     
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    That makes no sense the train is still connected to the OHLE. With a second loco (powered or not) the energie isn't blocked or something.
     
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    True that. For some reason it made sense in my mind last night that it'd rely on it's own battery for those cases
     
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    Regarding your posting, i looked at yours now quite a while and ask my self what you want. People here take their time to answer your questions, give advice to your situations and you come up with nonsense answers which sound like you dont believe the facts, or it seems you like wasting everybodys time.

    Believe it or not, even a diesel car can run out of battery. Just crank the starter long enough.

    I use to ignore you posts, since this is an ongoing pattern for years.
     
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    The ZS, also known as the train busbar, is not only required for Expert locomotives.

    A Dosto train, a 440 or a 425, or any other locomotive with carriages attached, also needs the ZS switched on so that the carriages can have lights.
    If you switch off the ZS on a Dosto, for example, you’ll see that the carriages have no interior lighting, and the ZS is also important for the heating, air conditioning, etc.
     
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  15. rat7_mobile

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    Thank you all for your answers
     

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