Palace Playland retrofit control system

Like all other older HUSS Pirate Ships, Palace Playland’s ride used an oil-powered hydraulic drive, which was gradually causing more problems. The heated, high-pressure oil ran the risk of spilling and incurring fines from the local environment agency and the drive placed an increasing manual burden on the ride operator.

We were commissioned to retrofit the Pirate Ship with a brand new on-demand electrical drive system. There are 4 elements to the system, including the motor drive unit, control cabinet, operator panel and top encoder and home sensor assembly.The system incorporates a plug in maintenance panel, which connects to the side of the main control panel.

Palace Playland enjoys a far more energy- efficient and safe class Pirate Ship. Rather than incorporating the old continuously running oil pump, the drive now operates only when needed, driving great energy savings. Meanwhile the new start-stop drive removes any manual burden from the operator when the ride is in motion