Talk:Brakes (rollercoaster)

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Messy[edit]

This article is relatively badly written in my opinion (hey I wrote it, I can say it :)). I also think it's rather redundant in areas but I couldn't think of any other ways to write some of the content. Feel free to change it in any way seen fit.

Magnetic field reversal[edit]

Why should a pole reversal of the Earth's magnetic field affect the local field of magnetic brakes? I think this would be as strange as if all electro motors would refuse to work and all magnets would fall from fridge doors due to temporary vanishing of the Earth's magnetic field. This will, of course, not happen. Or did you mean the complete breakdown of electric supply? Then defective roller coaster brakes would probably be one of the least serious problems to face...--SiriusB 08:40, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I removed the information as it turns out it was incorrect after all... Thanks for bringing that to my attention! --BrandonR 19:46, Apr 30, 2005 (UTC)

Wheel Brakes[edit]

I have read before that there is a special kind of brake built as a motorized wheel that engages the brake fin and can have the dual purpose of trimming cars that are going to fast and speeding up cars that are going to slow. I dont know the technical term for these brakes or the specifics of their opperation, does anyone else have information on these that could be added to the article? 76.212.144.79 (talk) 11:07, 2 October 2008 (UTC) Sandy[reply]

67598ukn ery mrt —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.124.200.82 (talk) 08:31, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Needs an expert[edit]

This page needs a great deal of attention from a subject matter expert. Current page appears to have been written by a fan/frequent rider, and not an expert on the physics of how the technology works. Many claimed arguments are in fact speculation, and do not cite sources for these claims.

Ereisch (talk) 20:00, 14 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]