An example of my elektrickery ignorance....
Steel wheels on a steel axle,how does the electricity know to go up to the pickups rather than just shorting across the axle ?
Allan
Quote from: Bikeracer on February 08, 2012, 10:56:10 PM
An example of my elektrickery ignorance....
Steel wheels on a steel axle,how does the electricity know to go up to the pickups rather than just shorting across the axle ?
Allan
The axle is insulated on one side or both from the wheel with a thin plastic insert.
:) Unless of course it is a 12inch to the foot wheelset in which case it does 'short out' otherwise signalling/track circuiting doesn't work and Network Rail etc would have a few problems? :)
OK off to look for my flack jacket and tin helmet, and also remove my 'smarty pants'! :smiley-laughing: