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Re: Off beat bell
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:09 pm
by ZachL
Railtrack wrote:ZachL wrote:I don't hear anything off-beat there, either...
Just a little bit
Where though? Everything sounds in sync to me.
Maybe your ears are just tuning to the e-bell/mechanical bell combination differently.
Re: Off beat bell
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:10 pm
by Railtrack
ZachL wrote:Railtrack wrote:ZachL wrote:I don't hear anything off-beat there, either...
Just a little bit
Where though? Everything sounds in sync to me.
Maybe your ears are just tuning to the e-bell/mechanical bell combination differently.
There's just 1 bell at this crossing '-'
Re: Off beat bell
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2017 12:51 pm
by ToledoRailfan
This teardrop bells sounds a bit off beat.
Re: Off beat bell
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2017 2:08 pm
by freebrickproductions
ToledoRailfan wrote:This teardrop bells sounds a bit off beat.
A lot of Teardrops are that way due to their age.
Re: Off beat bell
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2017 2:43 pm
by ToledoRailfan
freebrickproductions wrote:ToledoRailfan wrote:This teardrop bells sounds a bit off beat.
A lot of Teardrops are that way due to their age.
True, just like the one on the double Wigwags that use to exist in Indiana.
Re: Off beat bell
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2017 2:53 pm
by ZachL
ToledoRailfan wrote:freebrickproductions wrote:ToledoRailfan wrote:This teardrop bells sounds a bit off beat.
A lot of Teardrops are that way due to their age.
True, just like the one on the double Wigwags that use to exist in Indiana.
At least it's working and not dead.
Re: Off beat bell
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 12:59 pm
by cabman701
Railtrack wrote:ZachL wrote:Railtrack wrote:ZachL wrote:I don't hear anything off-beat there, either...
Just a little bit
Where though? Everything sounds in sync to me.
Maybe your ears are just tuning to the e-bell/mechanical bell combination differently.
There's just 1 bell at this crossing '-'
I hear it... rather slightly... every once in awhile there is a beat that is slightly faster than normal.
Re: Off beat bell
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 1:04 pm
by cabman701
ZachL wrote:ToledoRailfan wrote:freebrickproductions wrote:ToledoRailfan wrote:This teardrop bells sounds a bit off beat.
A lot of Teardrops are that way due to their age.
True, just like the one on the double Wigwags that use to exist in Indiana.
At least it's working and not dead.
Most teardrop bells click more than they ring it seems. I would love to have been able to hear one when it was new.
Re: Off beat bell
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 3:25 pm
by ZachL
cabman701 wrote:ZachL wrote:ToledoRailfan wrote:freebrickproductions wrote:ToledoRailfan wrote:This teardrop bells sounds a bit off beat.
A lot of Teardrops are that way due to their age.
True, just like the one on the double Wigwags that use to exist in Indiana.
At least it's working and not dead.
Most teardrop bells click more than they ring it seems. I would love to have been able to hear one when it was new.
Let's invent a time machine and go back decades here then!
Re: Off beat bell
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 4:29 pm
by pluey200
This wch m bell replaced a dead safetran m bell late 2019