Are the additional rails of a ucs section charged positive and negative when the control lever on the 2315 coal station is in dump position?
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There is no positive or negative with AC voltage - that is for DC voltage.
AC voltage is either hot or ground.
Depending on the button you press on the controller - uncouple or unload - both control rails could be hot, or one rail may be hot and the other ground.
Larry
Ok, so this is the power section that came with a new 2315 coaling station. I am using a 3469 dump car. When I move the control lever to dump. Should I have a hot and a ground on the 2 extra rails to dump the car?
Yes. One control rail will be hot, and the other will be ground to power up the dump solenoid.
Larry
