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Tuesday, February 23. 2010GE Quality Builds Jobs, Burlington Northern 5383 5383 electrical cabinet "GE Quality Builds Jobs" is what was printed on a placard right above the work area on Burlington Northern 5383 this past Sunday, as the reverser was removed to be repaired. Early last year, the reverser failed during a load box test that we normally do after the locomotives inspection. The steel of the top rear of the electrical cabinet had deteriorated, with a change in rpm during the load box test, the intermittent vibration throughout the locomotive caused a large enough piece of rust to drop from the top of the cabinet into the reverser while it was under load.  5383 reverser The loco was making about 1,800HP at the time based on the calculation done from the meter plugged into the multiplier card. The rust just happened to fall into the reverser on the center two lugs which are the main positive and negative feeds from the diode banks of the alternator. All the diodes were tested and all are in good shape. The damage was on the back side of the reverser as it was mounted and it was quickly determined that a repair wasn't going to be easy and not going to be done in place.  Tagged and disconnected cables and bus bars On the 15th, Dan C came out to tag and label all of the cables and start unbolting all the connections and bus bars. On the 21st, Wes L and Jim W removed it from the 5383 and placed it on a bench in the shop. Some pictures have been uploaded to a photo gallery. The next steps are to start hunting down parts to replace the burned up insulators in the reverser. At the same time we'll need to take the torch to the fresh paint and start replacing the supports and top of the back half of the electrical cabinet. The estimated cost of the repairs at this point is about $1,500. |
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Mon, 06-17-2013 09:50
Wish I could be there to help.
Fri, 06-14-2013 16:50
Matthew, Any special event is the decision of the museum Board. My personal opinion is that it is likely that there would be a special event to [...]
Thu, 06-13-2013 18:33
Hi, I have a question, if or when she is restored and back up and running this or next year. Will their be a special event set up for the return of [...]
Tue, 06-11-2013 22:36
The whistle 1630 wore for a while that you're thinking of was a Frisco 6 chime donated by a former member of the steam shop. It was on it a few times [...]
Tue, 06-11-2013 18:03
You are talking here about something well before my time !. I have not seen her with anything other than the whistle she now carries. If she [...]
Mon, 06-10-2013 16:17
i'm curious here. Will 1630 ever wear the ATSF 6 chime she had on for a while? Better defines her, I love the deep whistle she has now but the higher [...]
Sat, 06-08-2013 15:15
Many many many many many thanks for getting the Spaulding webcam working!!!!!
Fri, 06-07-2013 16:55
The donation was to the museum as a whole. How it is used and whether any comes to steam department projects will be the decision of the museum [...]
Fri, 06-07-2013 16:53
Basically the plan is "ONLY" reassembly. As far as we know she is is reasonable mechanical shape. The big mechanical problem that stopped her (slack [...]
Fri, 06-07-2013 16:28
Nigel I read you guys got a one million dollar check donation!!! Will this be used to finish 1630 ,428, 5 and get started on the others next in line?
Fri, 06-07-2013 16:16
So does 1630 basically only need reassembly? With the boiler in particular. Does her tender or running gear need any work before she's ready for the [...]
Fri, 06-07-2013 12:00
Hello.. The voltage we are using and presumed the RR also used is 120 vac. The system is a little unique because the lite bulbs are each 60 volts. [...]