Re: (ET) Deck better, not perfect :-)

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Side discharge decks were fitted with a chute that attached and reinforced the deck in the same places as the blocking plate. They were bent out of one thicker piece of steel. Most people probably took them off to allow more discharge, in the same way you see the plastic chutes being held up by a bungee strap.

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From: "CZ Unit" <cz alembic crystel com>
To: "John Jeno" <jjjeno hotmail com>
Cc: "elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Subject: (ET) Deck better, not perfect :-)
Date: Sun, Sep 14, 2014 9:12 pm


On 9/14/2014 7:02 PM, John Jeno wrote:
> I think you will find the blocking plate will stiffen t he deck more than a bar. You see the bar creates a parallelogram that allows flexing (think of an open ended box). but the blocking plate acts as a shear panel which cannot flex sideways.   Probably will stop the crack from progressing for the rest of the year.

Well how did a side discharge deck not just plain disintegrate?

C


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