What Are The Two Brake Bars On The Right Hand Of Left Ifd Of The Vectron (br 193)?

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  1. BaNkIck

    BaNkIck New Member

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    Hi,

    On the left IFD of the Vectron, where traction and brake bars are displayed, there are two bars on the right that I don't know what they are and cannot find information about them. Here is a screenshot:

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    At first, I thought one could be for the loco and the other similar to the EOTD in USA trains but the icons really confuse me (it looks more like a "half" train) plus they always move identically at the same time, with no delay between them, no matter how long the train (I even spawned and coupled more cars to make a +2km train but they kept moving together, still).

    Does anyone know what they indicate, exactly?

    Thanks!
     
  2. mkraehe#6051

    mkraehe#6051 Well-Known Member

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    These show the pressure in each of the two brake cylinders on the loco.
     
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  3. BaNkIck

    BaNkIck New Member

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    Oh, I wasn't aware there were two brake cylinders on the loco. Thanks!

    Is this always the case in the other locos? Maybe one brake cylinder per truck? And, if so, what value do you get in the other locos where you only have one single read? An average, the maximum between all, a "random" one?

    Thanks again!
     
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    mkraehe#6051 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, locomotives will usually have separate brake cylinders on each bogie/truck. No idea which value you get when there's only one gauge though.
     
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