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PiterEthnoExp. Part II. Inside a Drawbridge

Map

October 27 ... November 19, 2013

Let’s go see how a drawbridge works.


All it takes to open the bridge is a few button pushes.

Hydraulic System Parameters
Pump Motors: Pump 1, Pump 2
Pump Hydraulic Valves: Pump 1, Pump 2
Close Bridge. Bell. Stop.


Everything is controlled by a computer, which has two programs installed on it: Trinity Bridge and Solitaire.


Poke, poke.

Locking Mechanisms, Pump Motors: Pump 5, Pump 7
Hydraulic Valves for Locks: Pump 5, Pump 7
Wedge, Pump Motors: Pump 6, Pump 8
Hydraulic Valves for Wedges: Pump 6, Pump 8
Motor Controls, 1st Circuit, 2nd Circuit: On/Off
Open/Stop/Close


A cozy corner.


Underneath the bridge is a giant space where the counterweight goes.


The huge concrete thing on the ceiling is the counterweight. Up until the mid-1960s, the bridge span swung 90 degrees to the side to open the bridge. Now it swings the way tourists like: straight up.


If something breaks, there’s always a screwdriver handy to fix it.


All right, it’s time to open the bridge.


Here we go.


The counterweight is fully lowered.


Yeah, baby!


No enemies on the horizon.

Camera 12: Signal lost


Ships are a go.


It’s an incredible invention, to be sure.


october

Uglich

october–november

PiterEthnoExp. Part I. The Differences Between Saint Petersburg and Moscow

october–november 2013

PiterEthnoExp. Part II. Inside a Drawbridge

←  Ctrl →
october–november

PiterEthnoExp. Part III. The Fate of Shit

november–december

Norway








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