The hot shoes, which are located on the right side of the monorail were installed wrong. When the train first tried to run the track, all of the insulators on the roundhouse portion of the train were torn off the electric rail. The hot shoe problem is now fixed and as you can see, the train now is able to run the whole track.
Make up your mind. On Micechat, you said that you saw an "electrical arc" at :07. How could this be if the buss bar is on the opposite side of the beam? What you saw was actually a reflection of light.
How can you be a credible source of info if you don't even know what side of the beam the buss bar is on?
There is no bus bar on the monorail track, the bus bar is the box below the beam that hide the power cables. The electric rail for the monorail is 600 volts DC and will create a huge arc flash if the hot shoes lose contact with the rail. The monorail does arc flash when turning, with the panels on the body, the arc flashes are hidden because the panes curve all the way to to bottom of the body, concealing any flashes. I wish you knew more about electrical systems.
I'm sorry. I find it hard to find your information credible. The buss bar or "electric rail" as you call it, is on the right side of the beam. If you can't even figure out what side of the beam it's on, then you have a lot more explaining to do... Especially when you can't tell the diff btwn an electrical arc and a flash of light.
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I know that inferior knowledge such as yours is expected in Southern California these days. Explain in your dumbed down way,what the purpose of having two rails on the monorail beam are,yes there are two rails. Please explain what the purpose of having these two rails are and how the bus bar plays into delivering power to these systems. Why use a DC system instead of an A/C system? How do the electric system of the LA Metro trains and BART differ from this one?
Whoa. No need to get all defensive. My point is that you claim to be an "expert" in this field. I'm just trying to find the right person to gain knowledge from. How can I learn from such a self-proclaimed expert if you don't even know your left from your right? And why do you assume I'm from CA? If CA is made up of people with cocky personalities, then I'm glad I don't live there.
I agree that it is a reflection. How can it be an elctrical arc if our disney officials explained to la times LAST WEEK that the monorail is running on its own power source? And the buss bars are on both sides for a reason. (dont ask me why).
chrisaustx don't be dissing us Southern Californians ALLRIGHT! And do you know why the monorail uses a DC system instead of an AC system? Take a look at a bumper car ride those too use the DC system.
Not true. Monorail Red was not sent back to Canada. There certainly have been extensive issues with the new train, but all the fixes are being done in-house.
Dude the blue lighting inside would be kickass!
aaoorr12 2 years ago
is this going 2 open this week
hiboy91 3 years ago
the new mark 7 monorail is opening this friday I saw it on a website
hiboy91 3 years ago
Yeah I saw the same thing.
EvolutionRider88 3 years ago
why is the new disneyland monorail mark 7 blue under warps
hiboy91 3 years ago
to keep it from getting scrached
caltrain2 2 years ago
Apparently Mark VII Blue arrived at the Resort today and was parked in the K Lot, still on flatbed trucks covered in tarps.
CoastersBolts 3 years ago
is it really coming out april 17th
hiboy91 3 years ago
Looks like April 17th when it comes into service.
STNautilus 3 years ago
NO WAY!!!! on my birthday thats sweet!
kevin2472 3 years ago
is it open
musician8456 3 years ago
no, but it will be at the end of April
TodReynard43 3 years ago
is it really going open at the end of april
hiboy91 3 years ago
yep!
TodReynard43 3 years ago
no, but it will be at the end of April
TodReynard43 3 years ago
i cant wait til these get up and running
crazycoasterider 3 years ago
The hot shoes, which are located on the right side of the monorail were installed wrong. When the train first tried to run the track, all of the insulators on the roundhouse portion of the train were torn off the electric rail. The hot shoe problem is now fixed and as you can see, the train now is able to run the whole track.
chrisaustx 3 years ago
Make up your mind. On Micechat, you said that you saw an "electrical arc" at :07. How could this be if the buss bar is on the opposite side of the beam? What you saw was actually a reflection of light.
How can you be a credible source of info if you don't even know what side of the beam the buss bar is on?
iuseapowermacg4 3 years ago
There is no bus bar on the monorail track, the bus bar is the box below the beam that hide the power cables. The electric rail for the monorail is 600 volts DC and will create a huge arc flash if the hot shoes lose contact with the rail. The monorail does arc flash when turning, with the panels on the body, the arc flashes are hidden because the panes curve all the way to to bottom of the body, concealing any flashes. I wish you knew more about electrical systems.
chrisaustx 3 years ago
I'm sorry. I find it hard to find your information credible. The buss bar or "electric rail" as you call it, is on the right side of the beam. If you can't even figure out what side of the beam it's on, then you have a lot more explaining to do... Especially when you can't tell the diff btwn an electrical arc and a flash of light.
iuseapowermacg4 3 years ago
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I know that inferior knowledge such as yours is expected in Southern California these days. Explain in your dumbed down way,what the purpose of having two rails on the monorail beam are,yes there are two rails. Please explain what the purpose of having these two rails are and how the bus bar plays into delivering power to these systems. Why use a DC system instead of an A/C system? How do the electric system of the LA Metro trains and BART differ from this one?
chrisaustx 3 years ago
Whoa. No need to get all defensive. My point is that you claim to be an "expert" in this field. I'm just trying to find the right person to gain knowledge from. How can I learn from such a self-proclaimed expert if you don't even know your left from your right? And why do you assume I'm from CA? If CA is made up of people with cocky personalities, then I'm glad I don't live there.
iuseapowermacg4 3 years ago
I agree that it is a reflection. How can it be an elctrical arc if our disney officials explained to la times LAST WEEK that the monorail is running on its own power source? And the buss bars are on both sides for a reason. (dont ask me why).
pdwman 3 years ago
chrisaustx don't be dissing us Southern Californians ALLRIGHT! And do you know why the monorail uses a DC system instead of an AC system? Take a look at a bumper car ride those too use the DC system.
EvolutionRider88 3 years ago
That's a pretty quick turn around considering how hard it is to ship something of that size on a series of flatbed trucks 1500 miles away.
Any word on when Red will be placed in operation and when the other two will arrive at Disneyland, monorailfan1?
CoastersBolts 4 years ago
It indeed was sent back to get worked on. The monorail was damaged when it made a turn and was scraped up, sent back. And it's fine now.
monorailfan1 4 years ago
Not true. Monorail Red was not sent back to Canada. There certainly have been extensive issues with the new train, but all the fixes are being done in-house.
iuseapowermacg4 4 years ago
Correct. Disney officials explained that red being sent back to canada was never even considered.
pdwman 3 years ago 2
Correct. Disney officials explained that red being sent back to canada was never even considered.
pdwman 3 years ago 4
SWEET! maybe it'll be running by the end of the month
DarMar106 4 years ago
That doesn't look like Canada to me!
CoastersBolts 4 years ago
It's not
vekoma6382 4 years ago
Of course its not Canada! ;)
I doubt that this Mark VII Monorail was ever sent back, Those reports were all a bunch of Internet garbage, as usual.
hypnodude 4 years ago
It was not and never will be sent back.
pdwman 3 years ago 3
Very very very cooool to see it running!!!!!!
747K 4 years ago