01-23-2019, 02:56 PM
(01-22-2019, 05:08 PM)Canard Wrote: I don’t think the problems with the arms at Seagram have anything to do with the cold. I really think it's a mis-adjusted cam triggering a switch.
In one recent case I heard an LRV operator call on the radio that wind had caused the arm to catch a bracket preventing it from going up all the way up and getting stuck in the 'travelling' position. It cycled properly and cleared when the next LRV came through a few minutes later, so probably just one bad gust that caused it to snag. :-( I wonder if something as simple as rotating the catch bracket at the top to favour the prevailing winds might be enough to make a persistent gremlin disappear? I also wonder if our highly flexible fibreglass arms versus the old fashioned (but more damaging to vehicles) wooden ones could be the cause of more wind related issues than we've seen with the legacy gates around town.
...K