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    Wet rails reduce friction between wheels and rails

    At what point did we all give up taking the piss out of you for......... "overshooting"....... and leaving the train parked at the bottom of the lift :p
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    Wet rails reduce friction between wheels and rails

    Generally speaking, wet rails and wheels make for a much faster ride to the point where it can become dangerous on older coasters that don't have any form of speed monitoring and moderation. So a ride not being open until it dries out makes sense to me if it has trouble running too fast in the...
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    Will another launch method be discovered in a future?

    Some do.... New flat rides have regen braking from the manufacturer and older ones can be refitted with a suitable drive that has a capacitor bank instead of a braking resistor. The problem with using it on coasters though is that full regen braking isn't considered fail safe like straight up...
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    Are the GP getting worse with "Unsafe ride" dramas

    It's all done for attention, I've lost count how many videos on youpube show up in recommended that say something along the lines of "This ride was torn down after this..." with a rediculously photoshopped image. The mainstream news is no different, ride incidents are so rare it is big news for...
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    Could modern coaster manufacturers build new rides with single position or ‘buzz bar’ style restraints?

    It depends on what country you plan on building the ride in. I don't know about the US and Canada but UK and EU law require independant primary and secondary restraints on rides built after 1997. Anything older was required to have a maturity risk assessment to continue operating. This is...
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    Rides that don't feel safe

    One Vekoma engineer I knew was more concerned about dropping his lettuce than he was about the 10000 litres of hydraulic oil he just contaminated with it..... sooo.... Anyway, I remember thinking to myself this aint right the first time I went on Big Dipper at Blackpool. Feeling and seeing the...
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    Could Merlin buy a Chinese roller coaster?

    Trust me, Chinese rides don't seem to meet any western standards.... I have personally reviewed designes for 3 seperate major rides from 3 seperate Chinese companies and none of them even come close to meeting UK safety standards. If the standards are not met under UK law then the ride becomes...
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    Powered Coaster Questions

    Multiple DC motors will work independently from each other even though they are being powered by the same controller. The problem with this setup however is that DC motors will need a lot of maintenance to keep them all performing the same otherwise you end up with them running at wildly...
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    Small News From The Theme Park Industry

    These idiots caused damage to Kumali in the form of a broken sensor, wiring pulled out the control panel and a bent chain guide at the top of the lift. The video only shows Richard Cranium starting to climb up onto the chain guide though. Tresspass would only become a crime if security asks...
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    Cedar Point | Top Thrill 2 | Triple Launch Renovation | 2024

    You would be suprised at how much......... adjustment..... needs to be done to a new ride. The worst thing I ever saw was a 3 metre gap between the last 2 track pieces. According to the IntraSys manual, these magnet yokes work as both brakes and motors without any special modifications either...
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    Flamingo Land | Sik | Intamin 10 Inversion Coaster | 2022

    I think Kumali is upset now that it's not the parks main attraction. I'm glad someone agrees with me.
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    Flamingo Land | Sik | Intamin 10 Inversion Coaster | 2022

    Yup Normally you would be correct but the rattle didn't improve as far as my arse could tell 😁 I suspect the wheels are losing less energy because they aren't skidding anymore, at least on the front car. I've still to do the rest of the train.
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    Flamingo Land | Sik | Intamin 10 Inversion Coaster | 2022

    Unfortunately I only had time to do the first 2 axles and it didn't seem to make much difference in that particular car. On the plus side though, the train actually lost .1 seconds from its average lap time and it's coming into the brakes at just over 18m/s, which is up from 17.5m/s before I did...
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    Flamingo Land | Sik | Intamin 10 Inversion Coaster | 2022

    I have no idea either. I was told not to put any orders for parts for Flip Flop as it was being scrapped after we had that first lockdown. Then they go and spend 300 grand on a pair of new gearboxes for it 😑 After all the faffing around trying to get it going after being stood for 2 years it...
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    Flamingo Land | Sik | Intamin 10 Inversion Coaster | 2022

    Yep, it took me and 2 Intamin engineers scratching out collective heads 4 weeks to figure out how to shut the dam thing up. The solution turned out to be 35Kg springs and............ tape......
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