[drum118]

I can't wait till I heard the news that the next batch is delayed cause BBD is having trouble having LCD screen communicating with VISION and USB plugs being overvoltage!

You mean Alstom

 

[nfitz]

You mean Alstom

We don't know what the operating names and arrangements will be in Canada yet. Will they want to drop the Bombardier brand name? Perhaps there's a historical significance to one brand or another here.

 

[EastYorkTTCFan]

I would expect we will see some changes in the next batch of cars based on what TTC has learn so far. Some will be out of sight. You may see USB plugs.

Unless they order more than the proposed small order that was before the TTC board and city counsel I doubt we will see USB plugs on the streetcars anytime soon.

 

[Johnny Au]

Unless they order more than the proposed small order that was before the TTC board and city counsel I doubt we will see USB plugs on the streetcars anytime soon.

Don't forget that USB ports can become obsolete.

 

[EastYorkTTCFan]

Don't forget that USB ports can become obsolete.

Exactly for example Google phones only come with a cable that has USB-C connections on both ends which means that if someone who has one would have to buy a separate cable that has both a USB-A and a USB-C connections on it. Also a lot of people don't like to connect their phones to a USB port that they aren't sure if it's been tampered with. Plus also the locations on Buss that have them aren't really all that convenient to get too.

 

[EnviroTO]

I would expect we will see some changes in the next batch of cars based on what TTC has learn so far. Some will be out of sight. You may see USB plugs.

USB plugs on public transit. That sounds like a really bad idea from a maintenance perspective. It would become something that everyone points to as an example of the fleet being poorly maintained and in disrepair. It will have gum and dirt in it, it will be damaged from physical wear and yanking. On an airline you hope to collect enough revenues to cover this kind on maintenance, but for transit you would be going to the taxpayer to fix this, and to other people's point the technology is far from future proof.

 

[lenaitch]

Or if the phone is that important, make sure it is, you know - charged, before you leave home.

 

[nfitz]

Or if the phone is that important, make sure it is, you know - charged, before you leave home.

Or just carry one of those small batteries that can recharge your phone on the go.

 

[smallspy]

USB plugs on public transit. That sounds like a really bad idea from a maintenance perspective. It would become something that everyone points to as an example of the fleet being poorly maintained and in disrepair. It will have gum and dirt in it, it will be damaged from physical wear and yanking. On an airline you hope to collect enough revenues to cover this kind on maintenance, but for transit you would be going to the taxpayer to fix this, and to other people's point the technology is far from future proof.

TTC and GO have had USB plugs on some of their vehicles for several years now and continue to order equipment with them, and they seem to suffer no more or no less damage than the "standard" outlets as also equipped on a large proportion of the GO fleet.

And I'm sure that there are other agencies that have had them installed for far longer, too. If if was that much of a problem, I suspect that the TTC and GO (and others) would have heard about it and taken steps to mitigate any issues - or remove them from use entirely.

Dan

 

[Richard White]

TTC and GO have had USB plugs on some of their vehicles for several years now and continue to order equipment with them, and they seem to suffer no more or no less damage than the "standard" outlets as also equipped on a large proportion of the GO fleet.

And I'm sure that there are other agencies that have had them installed for far longer, too. If if was that much of a problem, I suspect that the TTC and GO (and others) would have heard about it and taken steps to mitigate any issues - or remove them from use entirely.

Dan

They are becoming obsolete though Dan much like the Micro USB cables from the early cell phones.

USB-A which WAS the standard for years (and is what the ports are designed for) are giving way to USB-C. Even my new charger is dual ended USB-C

 

[Johnny Au]

They are becoming obsolete though Dan much like the Micro USB cables from the early cell phones.

USB-A which WAS the standard for years (and is what the ports are designed for) are giving way to USB-C. Even my new charger is dual ended USB-C

Many of the newer phones can charge wirelessly based on Qi standards.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Maybe include the magnetic wireless charger on the wall next to each seat?

 

[AHK]

Maybe include the magnetic wireless charger on the wall next to each seat?

A magnetic wireless charger on the wall, next to the seat, may not be the best situation for individuals with pacemakers....

 

[lenaitch]

It strikes me that trying to keep pace with industry/manufacturing specs in consumer electronics on publicly-funded platforms that live for decades is a fool's errand.

 

[Richard White]

A magnetic wireless charger on the wall, next to the seat, may not be the best situation for individuals with pacemakers....

Is the magnetism on them really that strong? We are not talking about neodymium magnets here