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<p>[quote user="BaltACD"]</p> <p> <blockquote> <div><img src="/TRCCS/Themes/trc/images/icon-quote.gif" /> <strong>Bucyrus:</strong></div> <div></div> <p><span style="font-size:12pt;mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size:small;">If a diverging switch fails to throw, does that mean that the restricted signal indication that would be associated with that diverging switch would fail as well, and the signal would stay clear?</span></span></span></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p> </p> </blockquote> </p> <p><span style="color:#0000ff;">In every signal system I have EVER had and dealings with -</span></p> <p><span style="color:#0000ff;">If the power switch does not LOCK in either the Normal (straight track) or Reverse (diverging) position you cannot get ANY signal to line across the switch and the Absolute Signals protecting the switch(es) would remain at STOP. There are a number of 'sensors' in a power switch that detect it's position and it's lock status.</span></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">But what if a switch was set for straight, and then activated to change to diverging, but stayed locked and aligned for straight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would that leave the signal controlling its facing direction set for clear? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am just wondering if a switch that fails to throw or even unlock would then leave the signal clear, thus giving a clear signal where a meet was intended.</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span> </span></span></p>
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