# Air compressor, locomotive 45-185 — BDZh EAD, Sofia (Plovdiv division)

**IE A062**  
BDZh EAD, Sofia (Plovdiv division) · Bulgaria · 2003

The compressor again pressurized the system faster, motor current dropped across all modes. Bulgaria · 2003. 6.1-12.7 % — compressor motor current.

## Measured

- time to charge the air system from 7 to 8 atm, 37 → 25 s — **33 %**
- compressor motor current, 80-118 → 74-103 A — **6.1-12.7 %**

## Conclusion

The compressor again pressurized the system faster, motor current dropped across all modes

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