Babe wake up new ryan the ride mechanic video just dropped!!!
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
Awe thanks!
@m786Mani
3 ай бұрын
As an inspector in the amusement industry , I have to admit that your videos are consistently incredibly educational and useful, and I always pick up new skills to utilize on my next inspection. 😀👍🏽
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
That’s great! Glad they can help!
@justachipofftheiceberg6313
28 күн бұрын
Magnetic theory: Eddy is just a poltergeist-like local entity and placing magnets and copper in this pattern is actually a ritual that summons Eddy
@beyonddeadgirl9621
3 ай бұрын
I was having an awful week, then your weekly video came along and made it all better! Thank you! 😁
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
Glad I could help!
@Colaholiker
3 ай бұрын
Schwarzkopf used actual automotive air brake cylinders (from what I've heard Wabco branded) to actuate pinch brakes on a lot of coasters. Unlike Vekoma, the brakes are spring loaded and air pressure is used to keep the brakes open. On the positive side, this means, they always fail in the safe (brake) mode, on the negative side, they are harder to adjust as spring tension and not air pressure determines the braking force. Using off the shelf parts made sense, as they also built trailers for their flat rides, which used air brake cylinders for their wheel brakes.
@TrueLies23
3 ай бұрын
Some of the B&M's have such a satisfying brake release sound, its like a pop, but its going through a silencer or its coming out with some oil or something
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
Air mufflers.
@LTCoasters
3 ай бұрын
Ha ha! I loved the open to this video! I will give you a 7 on the burp, though 😂. Nice information on brakes answered a few questions. And oh god, B&M brakes, especially Valravn. The only ride I brace for the brakes. I'm pretty sure my arms and legs got flung out in front of me😂😂.
@aaronswords404
3 ай бұрын
When you were talking about the strength of B&M brakes, Raptor at Cedar Point immediately popped into my head. You get whiplash on the final brake run of that ride almost every time you ride it.
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
They could probably use some tension backed off.
@PaulN504
3 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, especially if you're in one of the back rows since you barely get out of that turn from the helix into the brakes before you feel the braking force while the front cars run straight for a longer time before the braking force hits.
@stolenarmy_
3 ай бұрын
Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure really slams you into the breaks if its running really hot.
@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037
3 ай бұрын
My group project in Physics 2 was calculating how large a magnetic brake fin would have to be to stop a roller coaster train at a certain speed.
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
One fin or multiple? Assuming openings for hitches?
@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037
3 ай бұрын
@@ryantheridemechanic We modeled it as one fin. It wasn’t practical but we didn’t really know a lot.
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
@@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037 makes sense. How long did it need to be?
@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037
3 ай бұрын
@@ryantheridemechanic It was actually pretty short. We had the entrance velocity at 30 mph and modeled it as if the entire length of the train would interact with the fin. We ended up using Matlab to calculate how the increasing length of brake fin interaction with the train would increase the resistance force as the train progressed into the brake. Anyways, with that model it would stop in just under 13 feet which wasn’t even half of the train length we were using. Again, this wasn’t the most realistic model in the world.
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
@@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037 very cool to figure it out though!
@MagnusTheGreat
3 ай бұрын
Your production quality is getting much better! I love the joke at the beginning
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@marcussorenson3380
3 ай бұрын
great in dept on brakes ryan something that i alway find interesting is ever when the brake runs are slated the transfer track is level and the tire drive advance the train forward
@SteveWynston
3 ай бұрын
Would love to see you explain X2 and other 4D coasters. I know you probably haven’t worked on them, but you did such a great job explaining hydraulic launches without having worked on them.
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
I can try.
@Jenlovescoasters
3 ай бұрын
What would you like to know about X2?
@SteveWynston
3 ай бұрын
@@Jenlovescoasters I understand the basic concepts, I'd like to maybe learn some implementation details that I've never heard of before, or learn about failure modes. Ryan seems to know facts that aren't available on your run-of-the-mill NatGeo style documentaries.
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
@@Jenlovescoasters thoughts? I know the basics.
@TrueLies23
3 ай бұрын
Gimme a break, er brake, uhhh... you know what i mean..... or do you? 😂
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
I get them mixed up all the time!
@wizardadam8413
3 ай бұрын
amazing intro
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Jenlovescoasters
3 ай бұрын
You are correct on Arrows!❤ Holy platten brakes though! I'm going to send you a fun Pic tomorrow when I get to work😂 Nice shot of Giant Dipper at Boardwalk!
@JessNovak-ox9dk
3 ай бұрын
GREAT video, as always very interesting and informative. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience.
@bpark10001
3 ай бұрын
Humid air causes LESS drag on a train than dry air because humid air is LESS DENSE than dry air at the same temperature. (It is major misconception that humid air is denser than dry air.) Cold air is more dense than hot air, so air drag on train is more when cold than hot. Worst case for high drag is cold, dry air. (This is aside from the effects from temperature on the wheel bearing grease.)
@AG7-MTM
3 ай бұрын
One note on drive tires as brakes: most are not flat, instead they feature treads, same for the brake pads. Intamin uses these on their Hot Racer model, though I'm not sure if in the rain though...
@Colaholiker
3 ай бұрын
In some cases, I wouldn't even consider the tires as being the actual brake. Look at your average SBF spinner. What actually stops the train is the incline of the lift hill with the drive motors turned off - and then they slowly drive the train back to the home position.
@exhibit13productions
3 ай бұрын
I have a memory of seeing Kingda Ka go through ride testing before the official opening day. The train was stopped in the brake run before the final turn into the station. I’m 100% certain it was completely stopped as it was there for several minutes, but it’s only magnetic fins and indeed a sloped brake run. This has baffled me for nearly two decades…
@zakb5757
3 ай бұрын
Maybe the ride hadn’t been broken in properly and there was still lots of friction between all the assemblies?
@hogan5797
3 ай бұрын
Hold on a second… I think I heard “skyline sucks” in that burp?! 🤨 Ryan… get your burps checked. Because skyline is delightful 😋
@drdremd
3 ай бұрын
Brakes are an excellent way to support the algorithm
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
You either feed it or get buried by it
@dannyj.246
3 ай бұрын
Another great watch as always.😊
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
Thank you
@oldschoolsteve5116
2 ай бұрын
LMAO!! love the intros!!
@owen24165
3 ай бұрын
awesome! still asking for an elevator lift video maybe..?? can i ask where you get the pictures from, like at 1:21 ? like the diagrams, not the off ride footage :D
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
If you search Eddie current brakes or magnetic brakes a lot of people have made tons of diagrams. I believe that was from a magnetic brake manufacturer but it’s been a while. I am trying these day to mark the images so I know where they came from. I have to slowly cycle them out to make sure the correct people get credit.
@owen24165
3 ай бұрын
@@ryantheridemechanic thank you sir :)
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
@@owen24165 mainly just need to know the terms to search for. Then cut through the BS and switch the search to images and go!
@owen24165
3 ай бұрын
@@ryantheridemechanic is there a way I can contact you on Instagram instead of yt comments 😂
@illeyejahmalone
2 ай бұрын
I'd have to disagree on the hydraulic B&M's always being "for effect" I took a tour of Griffon and they showed us the versions that didnt have hydraulic brakes and the actual brake run would have been significantly longer if not for the hydraulic brake. So it depends on installation as every installation is different (as you well know)
@sharkheadism
Ай бұрын
There are other variables that may have increased the brake run length in various proposals. The water is just a trimmer but if the ride ran dry, the brakes it has would have zero problem stopping trains routinely.
@wiilu0073
2 ай бұрын
1:01:41 Then i'm worried about Intamin's Hot racer model ! LOL😅 Beacuse I only see drive tiers used for slowing the train down like on "Mahuka" at Walibi rhône alps (France) or Big dipper. So no rainy operations for sure but yeah what do you think ?
@ryantheridemechanic
2 ай бұрын
I don’t like drive tires as brakes. But they have history of working just fine. I just don’t like them.
@FranklinArmstrongjr
3 ай бұрын
HEY RYAN, GREAT JOB ON YOUR VIDEOS, YOUR ABOUT THE ONLY U-TUBER WORTH LISTENING TOO BECAUSE THE REST OF THE VIDEOS ARE JUST MORE UNEDUCATED PREDICTIONS AND BLOCK ZONE INFO BECAUSE THEY THINK IT MAKES THEM SOUND LIKE THEY KNOW SOMETHING.
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
I was actually planning a block system video. I made one a long time ago but I feel it’s about time to make it better.
@RedditHorrors777
3 ай бұрын
Can you do a s&s air launch video that launch has always fascinated me
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
Yea it’s in the list to work on.
@friskyent1
3 ай бұрын
The intro 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 skyline is so gross!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@dindog22
3 ай бұрын
OH LOOK! you passed 5k subs! YAY
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Ifs a boost of confidence for me!
@dindog22
3 ай бұрын
@@ryantheridemechanic it seems like you get a lot of mentions on other channels whenever a big roller coaster breaks. I found you when you did the Fury video. now others are finding you because of the Top Thrill lawn ornament
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
@@dindog22 haha! Lawn ornament! That’s funny. Every once in a while, I googled myself to find out where I’m turning up, but Google doesn’t typically dive into comments on videos.
@gg-vc4eh
3 ай бұрын
Thanks again for a great video! While watching this I've actually remembered that I would like to watch a video on how a Top-Spin works in detail, how much of the actual ride program is pre-determined and how much it gets adjusted while the ride is running. Another question: Have you ever thought about creating a community space (like a discord-server) where like-minded people can share their stories, ask more questions and generally connect to people like themselves?
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
I could do a top spin video. I’m not sure honesty about the discord server but I’m looking into it. I think some use would come from it.
@Colaholiker
3 ай бұрын
A late friend of mine used to operate a Top Spin at the fair in Germany and he told me a bit about it. You can go from somewhat tame all-automatic programs to full manual control. But you need some good skills if you want to deliver a good ride cycle in manual mode. The line between giving an awesome ride and tearing up brakes and gear boxes is really fine. Therefore, most parks run automatic cycles, they just don't have the capacity to train their operators on how to deliver great tide cycles that aren't tough on the ride. (Which doesn't mean they aren't trained in safe operation of the ride, that's a totally different story.) In fact, Huss even has (or at leas had) the option of delivering rides with a stripped down control panel that only allowed accessing automatic cycles, with the controls for manual cycles removed (or rather not fitted in the first place). I never got a close look at park Top Spins, but I've seen this for various park Break Dance 3 and 4 models.(I am quite familiar with the full control panel, so the difference is obvious to me)
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
@@Colaholiker cools. Ours did not have the option to enable the brakes at all. And manual mode was weak when it came to the torque. Mainly just used to verify overspeed and evacuations.
@Colaholiker
3 ай бұрын
@@ryantheridemechanicthat reminds me of one thing he mentioned that I was never able to verify - according to him, the first Top Spins didn't have manual brake control. This was something Huss introduced later, as some operators had modified their ride and added manual brake control. (Not sure how accurate this bit of information is tho) For a park, I can see why they didn't get that option. 😅
@gg-vc4eh
3 ай бұрын
@@Colaholiker That's really cool! So far I've only ever been on one Top-Spin (Talocan in Phantasialand, if that means something to anyone) and it was awesome! Thanks for the additional info
@KIfan8386
3 ай бұрын
I love me some Skyline chili... mmmmm
@zakb5757
3 ай бұрын
Hey man would you be able to do something on the hitches between each car? I always try to get a good look at them and it seems like different manufactures use different assemblies
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
I have a video on the drawing table right now for that.
@zakb5757
3 ай бұрын
@@ryantheridemechanicgreat, looking forward to watching it
@garychlastawa8277
3 ай бұрын
When you talked about Vekoma brake fin replacements, I understand replacing 3 or so a year (per train) on an SLC, but what would you say was the normal life span of the fins on the Boomerang?
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
Much less. Honestly the entire train every other year. Brake fins are cheap.
@mmocken
3 ай бұрын
Arie Force has very short and strong pinch brakes. I understand that it gets too hot and will overshoot its block zone. They will run only one car and rotate cars to allow them too cool. It’s a great ride, but I think they underestimate the speed going into the last bunny hills and brakes needed.
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
You can water cool pinch brakes but they will rust out in a couple of years.
@thisguy_w0n
3 ай бұрын
Wouldn't trim brakes come in handy after the arcade roll/helix and before the final bunny hills??
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
@@thisguy_w0n you would probably loose some thrill on those hill. I’ve road bunny hills with no thrill, they aren’t fun at all. Best thing to do would be to extend the brake run further in to the track but this is a massive modification that would be expensive. When you do things line that the gauge if the track in that area is too loose and the corttal of the tram would require the cross ties to be lowered in the area as well.
@haqqrasheed3115
3 ай бұрын
After making brake adjustments, where you ever nervous at first as trains cycled through with passengers, or were you pretty sure you had it close if not exactly they way you wanted that train to come to a stop?
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
No it’s never that far off. Most brakes are adjusted in the last 10% of what they need to work so there’s still 90% left to stop. Times however many brakes there are.
@thisguy_w0n
3 ай бұрын
LOL why does Skyline suck? Oh yeah Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster.....Id love to see an entire video about that ride/experience and only about that, if you're allowed to divulge that information.
@sock501
3 ай бұрын
Some log flumes, like splash mountain, seem to use gates and almost like a platen style conveyor belt as brakes, in addition to the runout areas. How are those systems run?
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
If you’re referring to the block border brakes under the water. They are exactly like platen brakes. They have a rubber tread on top the lifts the boat out of the water to stop it. The height out of the flume is what determine the holding force. These are also set like a block brake as they only let one at a time through when the boats are stacked. When the block ahead is already clear there is no need for the brake to activate. What’s that the question?
@sock501
3 ай бұрын
@@ryantheridemechanic yeah pretty much, thank you! Do you have an idea of why certain areas of the flume might use the platen block brake whereas other parts of the same flume might use a gate that closes in front of the boat?
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
@@sock501 this is a guess: the platter brakes can be over powered by current and other boats piled up. But the gates can’t be defeated. Just a guess not really sure what the two differ would be used. Maybe another person can chime in if they know.
@arthanza112
3 ай бұрын
Like my semi truck brakes air sprung.
@sharkheadism
3 ай бұрын
Do eddy current brakes convert some of the retarding force into heat, either in the magnets, fins, or both?
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
Yes. Magnets a little, the fins get very hot if you get a long run of them.
@dindog22
3 ай бұрын
is it Friday already?
@ryantheridemechanic
3 ай бұрын
It’s been 7 days sense the last Friday.
@dindog22
3 ай бұрын
@@ryantheridemechanic the weeks go faster and faster
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