Waving Man

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At a vantage point close to the Knopfbach Viaduct the WEK's shedmaster, Hugo Flachlauf, who today enjoyes a day off, is greeting his driving colleagues as they pass by.  
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The small Preiser person was drilled right through from its right shoulder through the right leg, after having cut off his arm (drill Ø 0,8mm). The bore is lined with a small tube (brass tube or syringe needle).

The drilling is demonstrated in the video [9.281 KB] : Positiion 2 mins : 25 secs  
   

The wire (Ø 0,3 mm) that leads through this tube right underneath the baseboard, carries the waving arm on its upper end. Under the baseboard a crank is fixed to it, which is actuated by a connecting rod from the motor (just like a windscreen wiper).  
   

The track on the viaduct is equipped with a train detection circuit (Uhlenbrock), which switches the waving drive once a train enters the viaduct.

A capacitor holds up switching off for a few seconds after the engine left the controlled section. So the man waves until the last carriage has left the viaduct.  

Click on the picture above to see the motion!  
   
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