List of equipments required for reconditioning of crossing and switches fabricated from 72 UTS or 90 UTS rails
Equipment required for (flux shielded) metal arc welding are listed below:
i) A portable welding generator DC set or AC set with 80 OCV or more
ii) Welding cables
iii) Electrode holder
iv) Ground clamp
v) Welding electrodes
vi) Pre-heating oven for electrodes
vii) Pre-heating arrangement for crossing body (torch)
viii) Gouging equipment
ix) Chipping hammer, wire brush etc.
x) Protective clothing including hand gloves, apron, shoes etc.
xi) Welding hand shield
xii) Magnaflux kit
xiii) Dye penetration testing kit
xiv) Tong testing
xv) Thermochalks
xvi) Grinders/Hand grinding Machine (preferably electric angle grinder or straight grinder)
xvii) Templates for finishing switches, crossings and SEJs after resurfacing by welding
xviii) Hammer ballpeen ½ kg. weight
xix) Wire feeder in case of flux cored continuous wire welding process
For CMS crossings :
i) All equipments mentioned above except pre-heating arrangement for crossing body at SL No. (vii)
ii) A water tank made of either masonry or steel plate walls of suitable size which can accommodate a crossing
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