what exactly is "flashover" damage please?

[TheKnightWho]

I was referring to those that believe a flashover can only occur on DC generators and then only when the brushes touch each other which is just wrong on all counts.

I wonder what happened to the AC alternator on the rear powercar on 1C81 today, as it has an alternator it cant poosibly have had a flashover can it!

As for appearing arrogant I would probably find it hard to care less now, the cowmanure that I have read about my job and TOC that some people post as fact is truely amazing at times, of course that stuff is allowed to stay but curt replies are deleted as 'confrontational' or 'off topic' or the favourite of the day 'a tidy'

Apparently it hasn't occurred to you that the world isn't out to get you, but that your constant confrontational attitude is perhaps a little grating after a while? You have made a bit of a name for yourself with it.

I really want to sympathise with much of what you say, but you really don't help yourself; plus if you really "don't care" what this forum thinks anymore, then why do you still post?

 

[TOCDriver]

Apparently it hasn't occurred to you that the world isn't out to get you, but that your constant confrontational attitude is perhaps a little grating after a while? You have made a bit of a name for yourself with it.

I really want to sympathise with much of what you say, but you really don't help yourself; plus if you really "don't care" what this forum thinks anymore, then why do you still post?

I think his posts speak for themselves, mate. Sad really, but you will always get people like this in any walk of life. That their experience is what happens everywhere else and what they think to be true is gospel. Still, life would be boring if we were all the same

 

[Late Trains uk]

recently picked up a old video (yes that old!!!) on the class 50s and the the narrator kept commenting on the problems they had with flashover damage on the LSW route. However, it never explains what flashover damage actually was/is!

Can someone please enlighten me?

It's what happens When you Pee on an Electric fence.Or is that Slashover?

 

[455driver]

I think his posts speak for themselves, mate. Sad really, but you will always get people like this in any walk of life. That their experience is what happens everywhere else and what they think to be true is gospel. Still, life would be boring if we were all the same

Yeah because what someone posts on a forum obviously indicates their personality doesnt it! :roll:

If you dont like what I post then put me in your ignore list, its not difficult!

 

[TOCDriver]

Yeah because what someone posts on a forum obviously indicates their personality doesnt it! :roll:

If you dont like what I post then put me in your ignore list, its not difficult!

It's not what you post but how you put it. Still, like I say, life would be boring if we were all the same. And you're not sad - you're very bright and a very capable railway man - just not the best at conveying things on forums!

 

[455driver]

The trouble is that when posting things on forums the words are seen but the tone is not conveyed, okay some/most of my posts are abrupt but I am knocking on a bit now and havent got the time to waste making sure my posts read as intended!

 

[TOCDriver]

The trouble is that when posting things on forums the words are seen but the tone is not conveyed, okay some/most of my posts are abrupt but I am knocking on a bit now and havent got the time to waste making sure my posts read as intended!

No problems, mate.

 

[455driver]

No problems, mate.

Back to flashing?

Opps I mean flashovers!

 

[TOCDriver]

Back to flashing?

Opps I mean flashovers!

I must admit to not being EMU trained, but with the way things are going up North, I wont be too long before I am!

 

[455driver]

Electrics are much nicer (and cleaner) to problem solve and you can normally get the train moving fairly quickly.

 

[TOCDriver]

Electrics are much nicer (and cleaner) to problem solve and you can normally get the train moving fairly quickly.

That I can believe. You can get your hands quite dirty on a diesel if you go searching beneath the solebar trying to get your piece of rubbish from going on strike in the middle of nowhere.