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well, i know quite a lot about them too, and, frankly, i stand by my statement. the lift gears on b&m rides are in the centre of the train, between the brake fins, and right over the push tires on rides with a single, central, push tire. there's also a little "ramp" to push to lift gears up and over the tire, and when it goes over it, you hear a "click". you only hear it on rides with a single, central, push tire, regardless of the age of the rollercoaster. if it works the way you say it does you'd hear it on every b&m.
i've paid very close attention to the restraint systems on a b&m, and have seen nothing like what you describe, except for the basic lock/unlock mechanism, which has two bars, one on each side of the train, which are pneumatically raised/lowered to lock/unlock the restraints via a system of levers, which, frankly, every ride using racheting restraints has!
in fact, on b&m inverted rollercoasters, the restraint mechanism is 80% visible from the outside, if you know where, and how, to look, and there is not a single damned microchip anywhere! unless it's part of the invisible 20%, but mostly that just looks like a continuation of the visible 80%.
futhermore, the patent for b&m restraints i've read makes no mention of any such device! seems like a rather suspicious omission if it is such an integral part of their restraints.
i've paid very close attention to the restraint systems on a b&m, and have seen nothing like what you describe, except for the basic lock/unlock mechanism, which has two bars, one on each side of the train, which are pneumatically raised/lowered to lock/unlock the restraints via a system of levers, which, frankly, every ride using racheting restraints has!
in fact, on b&m inverted rollercoasters, the restraint mechanism is 80% visible from the outside, if you know where, and how, to look, and there is not a single damned microchip anywhere! unless it's part of the invisible 20%, but mostly that just looks like a continuation of the visible 80%.
futhermore, the patent for b&m restraints i've read makes no mention of any such device! seems like a rather suspicious omission if it is such an integral part of their restraints.
