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Turntable bridge question
Turntable bridge question
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selector
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February 2005
From: Vancouver Island, BC
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Posted by
selector
on Friday, March 14, 2008 11:03 AM
Bruce, below the tiny operator's shack is a housing. That would have carried either a pneumatic motor or an electric one, depending on the type of mechanism. Either way, a hose or cable was needed to run a compressor, provide compressed air via lines, or provide power to a motor that was wither a direct drive or the compressor motor. The way to do that was similar to what happens when a man holds his hand high and allows his dancing partner to pirouette below it. The harp or arch supports the cable running from a nearby pole to the harp's receiver device, with the cable being like the lead dancer's arm held high.
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ARTHILL
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March 2005
From: New Brighton, MN
4,393 posts
Posted by
ARTHILL
on Friday, March 14, 2008 9:45 AM
Among other things it carries electric wires from the power plant to the turntable.
If you think you have it right, your standards are too low. my photos
http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a235/ARTHILL/
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Blind Bruce
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January 2005
From: Winnipeg Canada
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Turntable bridge question
Posted by
Blind Bruce
on Friday, March 14, 2008 9:41 AM
What is the purpose of the "hoop" that goes from one side of a modern turntable bridge to the other?
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Bruce in the Peg
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