Talk:Axle counter

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A treadle is not used to count in and out the axles for an Axle Counter. A mechanical treadle would be too slow to detect the individual wheels.

The Axle Counters in use in the UK use count in and out "heads" which are in essence a transmitter and a reciever of a magnetic field. There are two Tx & Rx at each count in/out point, and it is only when both heads magnetic fields are broken is a count of 1 made. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.27.247.160 (talk • contribs) 18:06, May 27, 2006 (UTC)

Wiring Areas
What happens when the exle counters at one area/station meet the axle counters of another area/station? Tabletop (talk) 00:45, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

In the UK we have two heads with a short (roughly 2m) overlap. Basically as an axle travels along the line it "strike into" the next section controlled by the next interlocking/evaluator before it strikes out of the the previous section. 11:02, 19/11/12 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.188.194.210 (talk) 11:02, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Date of introduction
US patent US741123 (1903, Taylor Fogel) disclosed the invention of an axle counter. Further GB154539 (1921, KRUPP) disclosed an improvement of axle counter.

I'm for removing the disputed tag or demoting it to citation needed. US741123 appears to lack any counting mechanism, so would be a form of [treadle]. This is a necessary, but insufficient, component of an axle counter. The reference given indicates that axle counters were introduced in the 1960s, leaving a 20 year discrepancy.--Wcoole (talk) 18:42, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Cable Shielding
In the case of Frauscher axle counters, the cables have four cores: two for power (positive and negative), and one each for counting in each direction

Not mentioned so far is any shielding of the cables. This might be needed if two or more axle counter cables are put in the same conduit. Tabletop (talk) 11:14, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

The requirement for shielding will depend on the system and the transmission protocol of the communication. Some shielding will be employed in most transmission cables. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.173.211.68 (talk) 21:50, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

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Cables and mounting
I have added some more info to the cabling section and a reference to the second type of mounting bracket. Also added a paragraph about axle counters in rail yards Michaelassad (talk) 18:03, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

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