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self-lapping valve [2 records]

Record 1 1985-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
DEF

freinage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
DEF

EQFS, p. c9; organe de commande du frein. avril 1974.

Spanish

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Record 2 1982-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
OBS

This driver's brake valve is of the self lapping type in which the brake pipe pressure corresponds to the angular displacement of the handle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
DEF

C'est un robinet de mécanicien du type «manométrique» (à chaque position de la poignée correspond une pression dans la conduite générale) adapté à la conduite des rames automotrices et des convois de composition moyenne.

Spanish

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