Should GK include a WT facelift?

Whoa Jeff! First off, I didn't mean for you to get all mad and defensive. It seems like its a reccuring thing lately but we'll save that for another day. I'm just trying to give my input from what I've gathered from being at the ride all day everyday. Second of all, you and me are not ride mechanics nor engineers. I've been around that ride for a while to the point where I know it like the back of my hand, so you're not teling me anything new about Dragster sharing the same line. Maintenance converses with employees about mechanics of rides everyday, so talking to a mechanic first hand who has been a night and day maintenance worker since the coaster debuted would have more insight on the ins and outs of the ride than you and me both. That's where I've learned my information from. I'm sorry about you being on the defensive as of late, and in no way, shape, or form did I mean to piss you off with my comment but it seems like you don't appreciate your intelligence being questioned and quite frankly, you're not the only one. With that said, let's agree to disagree about what we do and do not know. However, I am curious as to what you know about the welding that was "fixed"

Thank you Cedar King. A big HOLLA to you for posting those videos. I forgot to post the one with the interview of Kinzel when I got of work last night

Don't confuse me telling you that you're wrong with being mad or defensive. I don't need to be an engineer to understand basic electrical physics. You have to "buffer" electricity because the power company can't supply enough. Capacitors work well for this. Universal solved the problem a different way, by converting electrical energy into mechanical energy (using flywheels), then converting it back to power the launch motors on the Hulk.

This isn't just conjecture... I've talked to the dudes who operate the Flight of Fear rides, in the Kings Island case, surrounded by pretty crappy electrical infrastructure. Banks of capacitors take the load off of the utility that would otherwise cause serious voltage drops that they couldn't handle. That's why the lights don't dim when they launch a train.

In regards to your first sentence, it sounds like you didn't like me telling you that you were wrong and went on your rant. BUT, I'll agree to disagree because I still slept good last night. You talked to the "dudes" who operate FoF and I've talked to the maintenance crew of a ride we're talking about and one that I know well. Simple overheating due to thousands of volts can cause a transformer to blow whether capacitors are involved in storing energy or not. As I suggested earlier, Twister exudes enough energy to power 2 houses each launch. I was told that the transformers were the issue and that's why the ride was tamed. I'm still sticking to my story.

As for the fix of the welding, what's your story on that?

If you have to make your argument about my feelings, you're doing it wrong.

My entire post must not have been read then. I don't have a problem with you Jeff and its a silly argument no doubt about that. I'm willing to continue on with the original topic because I'm not here to argue with anybody.

You could have fooled me.

3 days late and a dollar short my friend :)

But allow me to rephrase...I'm not here to piss anybody off.