Questions about S'pore buses? Post them here! (Part IV)

• carbikebus

  11 Mar 08, 00:29

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• bus74

  12 Mar 08, 19:51

  svc 131 is actually controlled by amdep or brbp??

  according to wiki,,it states amdep..

  but i tot is brbp??

  i nid double confirmation. thank you

  http://www.sgwiki.com/wiki/Services_123_-_139#Service_131_.2819_Buses.29

• SBS 233 X

  12 Mar 08, 20:07

  Originally posted by bus74:

  svc 131 is actually controlled by amdep or brbp??

  according to wiki,,it states amdep..

  but i tot is brbp??

  i nid double confirmation. thank you

  http://www.sgwiki.com/wiki/Services_123_-_139#Service_131_.2819_Buses.29

  
  amdep - past tense
  brbp - present tense

  Answer is brbp.

• SBS3688Y

  12 Mar 08, 21:10

  how to photo the new scania K230 buses with the EDS wordings appearing properly on photos? i tried adjusting to iso-80, use Landscape mode, but was unsuccessful. or does it depend on the model of camera?
• Volvo Olympian

  12 Mar 08, 21:15

  Originally posted by SBS3688Y:

  how to photo the new scania K230 buses with the EDS wordings appearing properly on photos? i tried adjusting to iso-80, use Landscape mode, but was unsuccessful. or does it depend on the model of camera?

  Uusually try use 1/80 for shutter speed and ISO around 100 , and best if the bus is stationary.

• nenepokey

  12 Mar 08, 21:43

  Originally posted by SBS3688Y:

  how to photo the new scania K230 buses with the EDS wordings appearing properly on photos? i tried adjusting to iso-80, use Landscape mode, but was unsuccessful. or does it depend on the model of camera?

  try iso auto. and also keep ur hands very stable. showing one of my photos:

  

  EDS might be a little over-exposed though...quite grainy also...aniwae, this is 3.2 megapixels. expect a better photo wif a better quality camera.

  another one - SBS8033D: too bad...forgot to turn off flash.

  

  how izzit?

• TWS4793

  12 Mar 08, 21:50

  Originally posted by SBS3688Y:

  how to photo the new scania K230 buses with the EDS wordings appearing properly on photos? i tried adjusting to iso-80, use Landscape mode, but was unsuccessful. or does it depend on the model of camera?

  
  It depends on the model of camera. If you have a point and shoot, you have less flexibility in changing your shutter settings. If you have a prosumer or DSLR, you can change your shutter settings. Set your shutter to something below 1/80. And you don't need to stay fixed at 1/80 - you need to occassionally change your settings depending on the condition.
  
  I think that you have a point and shoot camera. In this case, wait till it's a bit dark (sometime around evening in this case).

• chickenlittle2

  14 Mar 08, 23:15

  Originally posted by nenepokey:

   

  

  how izzit?

  Really like the interior design especially at night.

• -beehoon

  15 Mar 08, 01:14

  8092H is amdep or hgdeP? i saw on wiki it says amdep. however i saw it on 62 ytd..

• SBS9888Y

  15 Mar 08, 14:44

  Originally posted by -beehoon:

  8092H is amdep or hgdeP? i saw on wiki it says amdep. however i saw it on 62 ytd..

  it is hgdep all along...

• SBS9888Y

  15 Mar 08, 14:45

  Originally posted by chickenlittle2:

  Really like the interior design especially at night.

  aircon still lacks power

• nenepokey

  15 Mar 08, 15:10

  Originally posted by SBS9888Y:

  aircon still lacks power

  sigh...probably SBS Transit chose the lowest end for the Denso aircons too...

• tvcnq

  15 Mar 08, 17:53

  Just one question. you know the thing that looks like a gear lever on the window side of the driver seat, I see that the driver will flip it when the bus comes to a stop, be it at a traffic light or a bus stop and the bus will 'fart'. I curious as to what is that and what is it for?

• nenepokey

  15 Mar 08, 18:04

  Originally posted by tvcnq:

  Just one question. you know the thing that looks like a gear lever on the window side of the driver seat, I see that the driver will flip it when the bus comes to a stop, be it at a traffic light or a bus stop and the bus will 'fart'. I curious as to what is that and what is it for?

  Parking brake. You should know now what it's for. with the parking brake, you do not have to step on the foot brake and the bus will just stay there, stationary.

• Scania L113 lover

  15 Mar 08, 18:18

  Originally posted by nenepokey:

  sigh...probably SBS Transit chose the lowest end for the Denso aircons too...

  
  

• tvcnq

  15 Mar 08, 19:24

  Originally posted by nenepokey:

  Parking brake. You should know now what it's for. with the parking brake, you do not have to step on the foot brake and the bus will just stay there, stationary.

  Oh I see. Then whats the hissing sound for?

• stooper

  16 Mar 08, 00:42

  Originally posted by tvcnq:

  Oh I see. Then whats the hissing sound for?

  It's the air being released when the brake is being applied. It operates on air. Atmospheric pressure in air tanks means brakes are applied. High pressure means brakes are released. So it's fail-safe in the sense that if there's a leak in the tank, the bus won't be able to move.

• Scania

  16 Mar 08, 01:12

  Originally posted by nenepokey:

  sigh...probably SBS Transit chose the lowest end for the Denso aircons too...

  8033D is using a Carrier Sutrak aircon.  Its not the aircon's fault, the aircon duct design plays a cruial role in air circulation.

• chickenlittle2

  17 Mar 08, 21:37

  Has Svc 174 become WAB service? Why that are those irritating pple keep editing it at sgwiki?

• Scania N113CRB luver

  19 Mar 08, 02:35

  Originally posted by stooper:

  It's the air being released when the brake is being applied. It operates on air. Atmospheric pressure in air tanks means brakes are applied. High pressure means brakes are released. So it's fail-safe in the sense that if there's a leak in the tank, the bus won't be able to move.

  Hmm. Some air brakes uses spring actuation. When you let off the air inside the system, theres nothing to hold the spring back, hence the spring forms as a brake as the springs pushes the brake pads against the drum brake/disc brakes. Whether you release air for parking brake or if theres a leak in the system, the springs will always act as a secondary safety device.

• SBS n SMRT

  20 Mar 08, 17:14

  Has Svc 174 become WAB service? Why that are those irritating pple keep editing it at sgwiki?

  It had been a WAB service according to SBS transit website

• Superbus

  20 Mar 08, 20:09

  Originally posted by SBS n SMRT:

  It had been a WAB service according to SBS transit website

  Ironically, the same website you quoted still does not list Service 174 as a WAB service.

• chickenlittle2

  21 Mar 08, 00:04

  Are Svc 185 buses still on schedule in the morning? Like about 7.45am to 8.30am? Or they would late for 30 mins or even jump that slot?

• my@jas

  22 Mar 08, 12:31

  Where does Svc 400 BCs have their meal break?

• sbs&tibs

  22 Mar 08, 13:09

  Originally posted by my@jas:

  Where does Svc 400 BCs have their meal break?

  Shenton Way terminal. Same for S402, if I am not wrong. There's a canteen inside the terminal.