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Many years ago, I was running a WM SD type over the road. After we got past the slow part of the railroad, I started picking up speed. Up abou8t 40 mph, the engine made a loud "pop" as the it dropped its load, along with a puff of black smoke. The unit made its way back up to the amps it should be making, when "pop" again with the smoke. During one of these "pops" I looked out the back door. As the engine popped, I could see something was hitting the first door behind the cab from behind. [this is where the electrical generator is located.] We didn't catch fire, but I found out why they put clamps and wingnuts on the generator door! We figured the generator was throwing an arc at the door, but the arc didn't come out, and I sure wasn't going in! And yes, WM fans, the SD was in the red & white scheme. Didn't help me any, though.
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