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Air-brake systems may include a wig wag device which deploys to warn the driver if the system air pressure drops too low. Manual wig wag in warning position. This device drops a mechanical arm into view when the pressure in the system drops below the threshold of sufficient pressure to reliably deploy the brakes. [12]
It is not possible to tell if this wig wag was an OEM installation or after market addition. It does not replace the pop valves on the dash board for setting the brakes in the event of low pressure. It replaces the low air warning buzzer.Rvannatta 03:26, 29 November 2008 (UTC) I removed this comment:
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The Westinghouse Air Brake Company was established by George Westinghouse in 1869. In 1889, the Air Brake plant was moved to Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, a small farming town located 14 miles (23 km) outside of Pittsburgh. [9] At the time, was only inhabited by about 5,000 people.
US&S operated as an independent company until 1917, when it became a subsidiary of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company (WABCO). In 1968, American Standard purchased WABCO and reorganized US&S as a separate division. [6] In 1988, Ansaldo STS, a global supplier of signaling, control and automation systems, purchased US&S from American Standard.
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