No Troy, some things were built to last....
As a matter of fact in around 92 a safety inspection a decomissioned shaft should that someone had forgotton to "park" the conveyence in (cage, elevator like but with two decks) and it was still at a station, in the shaft that hadn't been inspected in over a decade (This is bad because in a wet acid enviroment things rot and seize fast). Three electricians were able to start the hoist and move it to a possition where it could be properly decomissioned. All that was needed was a few switches closed, a water presure switch by passed and a bit of creative wiring to bypass the soda ash ressistor for the speed control that had rusted away.
Now thats built to last.....
Steve my gut feeling is that must be a mine in the Timmins area...
They should preserve it when it closes. On the one hand I like the 6 phase GE Silpacs and the ABB commutator less DC machines we have today, but the truth is I like crude machines that make noises, funny smells, and strange vibratrions well in advance of a failure to give you a chance to head off a disaster.
SCRs, IGBTs and sophistimacated electronics don't give you any warning they just go 'Piff", now find me.....
I didn't get your message, but I'll try and scan everything I can in the manual and send it too you. Glad to hear your engine is well greased up and in transit. I asked Mr Patel about that very question and he assured me he was on top of the situation. I also told him I waiting on the results of your tear down before I ordered my own engine. I believe he and many of the other Indian companies are becoming aware that we the end users are talking to each other about their products and QC.
Doug
