On 06/14/2016 03:01 PM, Mike via talk wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Russell Reiter via talk > <talk@gtalug.org <mailto:talk@gtalug.org>> wrote: > > <snip> > > Streetcars use 600V as does the subway. The new Eglinton line > will be > > 750V though and won't have loops for turning around. > > You don't think that the TTC might be forward planning for 750V > all around? Remember it was TTC staff I spoke to who told me the > change was to accommodate higher voltage. > > Just *imagine* the size of the series resistor you would have to > install to drive one of those 600V motors with 750V ;-) > >
Modern motor controllers can be quite tolerant of significant voltage variation. However, I doubt they're changing the voltage. --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk