05-04-2018, 04:57 PM
(05-04-2018, 11:18 AM)Canard Wrote: ...the absolutely massive crossing arm went completely nuts when it went up. It looks to me like it made the “up” switch, so the motor turned off. But, because the arm is so long, it bounced, and forced the pivot back off the switch. So, the motor pulsed “up” again, amplifying the whip... and it got worse and worse until I heard gears stripping. Then it faulted out, with the lights stuck on.
Tell me you got this on video, sounds hilarious! (and potentially very dangerous, folks...good thing it was caught during testing)