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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2016 16:27:56 GMT
Boarding a bus yesterday and greeted with the sight of the driver's Hi-Vi wrapped around the Oyster reader, it made me wonder why Oyster reader defects - or alleged defects - seem so common on buses in comparison to on the Underground.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2016 16:58:31 GMT
They've become worse since adding contactless cards. A lot of it I believe is down to how it's installed. They're not on a constant live they're tied to the ignition. Anyone will tell you a computer is never under more stress than when starting. You'll be driving along and suddenly they will just cut out. You can't sort it without restarting the bus. Then there's the state of our roads. The constant potholes cause loose connections in the base plate. Boarding a bus yesterday and greeted with the sight of the driver's Hi-Vi wrapped around the Oyster reader, it made me wonder why Oyster reader defects - or alleged defects - seem so common on buses in comparison to on the Underground. |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Feb 4, 2016 20:24:18 GMT
It tends to be power supply issues creating error code 28.
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Post by stubag on Feb 4, 2016 21:06:11 GMT
New ish technology on almost obsolete equipment
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Post by capitalomnibus on Feb 5, 2016 10:40:13 GMT
New ish technology on almost obsolete equipment I agree, they Wayfarer, Transys now Parkeon ETM is based on 386 processors - remember them. 80's technology. |
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