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Yes none have, I suppose the gearbox isn't tuned to have NBS.Originally posted by SBS3625D:That is strange.......because all the buses I've encountered all can crawl. So does that mean that none have NBS? -
1. The top of some SBST buses are not in good condition, with the worst so far that I've seen-SBS 0319H (55 AMDEP).
2. Some interior regos (near the entrance door) are badly scratched. One of them is SBS 0486H (60 BRBP).
3. SBS 9338T (69 BNDEP) SBST livery wrapped around the body has been badly stained. No wonder why I wasn't considered in my favourites list. -
Complain to SBST & SMRT if you saw dent on the bus bodies
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SBS9373R has an interior of a VO3x Batch 2 (except the seats). The interior rego (lower deck) is also missing. Did the bus have an accident before?
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its common for the interior rego to be missingOriginally posted by SBS9806J:SBS9373R has an interior of a VO3x Batch 2 (except the seats). The interior rego (lower deck) is also missing. Did the bus have an accident before?
SBS358U (AMDEP 59) interior rego has been missing since Jan last year
SBS9888Y upper deck doesnt have interior rego
one of the dennis dart (should be 8010 or 8011) doesnt have interior rego and nextly it doesnt really matter -
1. SBS 3683K (225W BNDEP) and SBS 2888T (518 BNDEP) bus stopping bell has an additional Sentosa tram chime.
2. The main BC on SBS 3692J (225G BNDEP) is commonly an old female BC. -
An automatic gearbox is not known as a torque convertor. A torque converter is found inside vehicles with automatic transmission. A torque converter is also knwon as a fluid coupling. It is merely a connection between the engine and the driveshaft which prevents the engine from stalling when the vehicle is stationary.Originally posted by alleggerita:Ok, from what I know, nearly all the buses in singapore have automatic gearbox, and an automatic gearbox (also known as a torque convertor) will multiply the torque of the engine even at an idle..That's why a car/bus with automatic gearbox will "crawl" even when u never step on thr accelerator..
Take 2 fans and place them facing each other. Turn on 1 fan and the air flow will cause the blades on the other fan to turn too. However, the force is weak and you can stop the blades on the the other fan by just applying a light pressure. That is exactly the principle of a torque converter. You have 1 turbine connected to the engine and another turbine connected to the driveshaft, both of them placed inside a casing filled with oil. The engine turbine will turn and stir the oil which will turn the driveshaft turbine. When idling, the force is weak so a light pressure on he brakes is suffice to make the vehicle motionless. Once you relase the brakes, the driveshaft turbine will turn and this turns the wheels, so the bus 'crawls'.
The torque converter multiplies torque when the engine turbine spins much faster than the driveshaft turbine. This occurs during moving off. However, this becomes a burden once the driveshaft turbine is spinning at almost the same speed as the engine turbine. The driveshaft turbine, being the one driven, will never match the speed of the engine turbine and this is known as 'slippage'. To overcome this, there is a special mechanism that 'locks' the two once they are spinning at about the same speed, forming a physical connection between the engine, the driveshaft and the wheels. In other words, the torque converter will work during moving off only. Now, automatic gearboxes need not have torque convertors, thanks to Continous Variable Transmission (CVT) which uses a complex system of pulleys.
NBS (Neutral at Bus Stop; also known as ANS: Automatic Neutral Shift) is a different thing. What it does is to automatically select Neutral when the bus is stationary. Its main purpose is to reduce fuel consumption. -
So does NBS automatically spring up the Drive Button or something? Or the button will stay pushed down in Drive?Originally posted by The_Bus_Guide:NBS (Neutral at Bus Stop; also known as ANS: Automatic Neutral Shift) is a different thing. What it does is to automatically select Neutral when the bus is stationary. Its main purpose is to reduce fuel consumption. -
Originally posted by The_Bus_Guide:
Ah..the reason why I called automatic transmission torque convertors is because all of the automatic transmission used in cars have torque convertors (not too sure about buses though)..Thus I called it a torque convertor..Haha..and I would think a CVT is not an automatic transmission actually..An automatic transmission is still quite similar to the manual transmission bacause they use gears..The difference being manual transmissions have clutch, while the clutch is the torque convertor in an automatic transmission..a CVT works by chains, or more specifically, the expansion of the chains to mimick gears..thus it is not considered an automatic transmission, but rather (like the name suggests) a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT).
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Now, automatic gearboxes need not have torque convertors, thanks to Continous Variable Transmission (CVT) which uses a complex system of pulleys.[b] -
Nothing happens to the the gear selector buttons. The gearbox just shifts to Neutral automatically. Similarly, it will automatically shift to Drive when the brake pedal is released.Originally posted by stooper:So does NBS automatically spring up the Drive Button or something? Or the button will stay pushed down in Drive? -
I haven't come across a bus with CVT so of course they use torque converters.Originally posted by alleggerita:Ah..the reason why I called automatic transmission torque convertors is because all of the automatic transmission used in cars have torque convertors (not too sure about buses though)..Thus I called it a torque convertor..Haha..and I would think a CVT is not an automatic transmission actually..An automatic transmission is still quite similar to the manual transmission bacause they use gears..The difference being manual transmissions have clutch, while the clutch is the torque convertor in an automatic transmission..a CVT works by chains, or more specifically, the expansion of the chains to mimick gears..thus it is not considered an automatic transmission, but rather (like the name suggests) a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). -
Ya, but i dont think it will happen anytime soon. I dont think a chain/pulley/belt drive can support the torque of the diesel engines. Even a petrol engine with 600nm plus can snap a chain cleanly, let alone 1250nm ! Anyway, try TIB1132D, it sounds abit like CVT if you ignore the ZF howling. Thats what i think.Originally posted by The_Bus_Guide:I haven't come across a bus with CVT so of course they use torque converters.
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a CVT gearbox is different from manual or automatic gearboxes because u cant hear any gearchanges..lol..it's just the engine howling all the way..
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That bus has a slip gear which hasn't been rectified for more than a year.Originally posted by Scania N113CRB luver:Ya, but i dont think it will happen anytime soon. I dont think a chain/pulley/belt drive can support the torque of the diesel engines. Even a petrol engine with 600nm plus can snap a chain cleanly, let alone 1250nm ! Anyway, try TIB1132D, it sounds abit like CVT if you ignore the ZF howling. Thats what i think. -
Tsk tsk tsk...Originally posted by Scania:That bus has a slip gear which hasn't been rectified for more than a year.
TIB638T has this prob too in the past, but now it has been fixed...no more such "CVT" probs liao. -
It isn't CVT problem, its a slip gear, ZFs and Merc gearboxes are prone to slip gear problems.Originally posted by Scania N113CRB luver:Tsk tsk tsk...
TIB638T has this prob too in the past, but now it has been fixed...no more such "CVT" probs liao. -
1. SBS 2784J (66 SLBP) do not have seats like those of normal Volvo B10M MKIV WA Striders/DM3500. Instead, their seats were those of the colours the Scania N113CRB use (excluding the newly refurbished SBS 0073R). Could they have swapped the colours instead?
2. Most of the buses from BNDEP carrying the Sleekangel and Partyangel Sanitary pad do not have a 3D model at the back of the bus. The others do mostly have this 3D model at the back.
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Sleekangel and Partyangel Sanitary pad hanging at selected bus stop, suck suck suckOriginally posted by TWS4793:1. SBS 2784J (66 SLBP) do not have seats like those of normal Volvo B10M MKIV WA Striders/DM3500. Instead, their seats were those of the colours the Scania N113CRB use (excluding the newly refurbished SBS 0073R). Could they have swapped the colours instead?
2. Most of the buses from BNDEP carrying the Sleekangel and Partyangel Sanitary pad do not have a 3D model at the back of the bus. The others do mostly have this 3D model at the back.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
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Many amdep buses now have B9TL style rego plates.
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SBS2784J's seat are the original seats of DM3500. Those seats that are yellow are refurbished last year for the IMF. You never take MK IVs before last year?Originally posted by TWS4793:1. SBS 2784J (66 SLBP) do not have seats like those of normal Volvo B10M MKIV WA Striders/DM3500. Instead, their seats were those of the colours the Scania N113CRB use (excluding the newly refurbished SBS 0073R). Could they have swapped the colours instead?
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Not exactly! Most DM3500 on svc 51,66 and 105 like SBS 2786D, SBS2770Z and SBS2708E were not deployed to the IMF but their seats were refurbished after the IMF! During the IMF, they were deployed on Express 502!Originally posted by SBS 233 X:SBS2784J's seat are the original seats of DM3500. Those seats that are yellow are refurbished last year for the IMF. You never take MK IVs before last year? -
Not exactly! Most DM3500 on svc 51,66 and 105 like SBS 2786D, SBS2770Z and SBS2708E were not deployed to the IMF but their seats were refurbished after the IMF! During the IMF, they were deployed on Express 502 with their red colour seats!Originally posted by SBS 233 X:SBS2784J's seat are the original seats of DM3500. Those seats that are yellow are refurbished last year for the IMF. You never take MK IVs before last year? -
Books are available at National Library on all SBS Transit bus models and also 1980s bus guide..
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I have the bookOriginally posted by choww:Books are available at National Library on all SBS Transit bus models and also 1980s bus guide..
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U know where still have it?Originally posted by TIB1049L:I have the book