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Clyde puffer progress
« on: March 25, 2012, 09:07:50 pm »
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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2012, 06:20:25 am »
oiler....that is ceratinly a unique aerial lay shaft & a very tidy steam plant  :-))

Question....is that an auxiliary come home electric motor on the stdb lower side of the Hemmens steam engine?.............. O0 ....Derek
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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2012, 06:49:29 am »
Quote from: derekwarner_decoy on March 26, 2012, 06:20:25 am
oiler....that is ceratinly a unique aerial lay shaft & a very tidy steam plant  :-))

Question....is that an auxiliary come home electric motor on the stdb lower side of the Hemmens steam engine?.............. O0 ....Derek

No but that would be a great idea! hmm  {:-{ may have to think about adding one..

That is an electric water pump. I originally had a ram pump connected to the engine but it was dragging it down too much and erratic. I built a servo ram pump but it was too slow and it had to run all the time to keep up with the demands of the engine.

I found this 12V DC pump and it works great and was only $25 USD. It will pump 600ml a minute at 80 psi.
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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2012, 09:54:15 am »
Oiler, do you have any info on make, model etc of the pump or suggestions where to order from? Thanks, Ian.
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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2012, 04:05:55 am »
Quote from: kiwimodeller on March 26, 2012, 09:54:15 am
Oiler, do you have any info on make, model etc of the pump or suggestions where to order from? Thanks, Ian.

I don't have really any info on it. I bought 3 of them from a guy on ebay. I'm sure they are made in China as everything else. I have tested the pressure,amperage and fill rate with my boiler. The fill rate does slow down with max pressure but still better than anything I've tried before.
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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2012, 11:53:08 am »
HI, What oil do you use in the 4 oil cups on the Hemmens engine, regards Allan.
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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2012, 12:22:20 am »
Quote from: pipercub1772 on March 29, 2012, 11:53:08 am
HI, What oil do you use in the 4 oil cups on the Hemmens engine, regards Allan.

high quality machine oil and not too much of it.
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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2012, 06:26:10 am »
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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2012, 04:36:05 pm »
I agree!

Mike
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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2012, 07:08:15 am »
The automatic water level controller.. or whatever you want to call it {:-{

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnR6F5sHy_M&feature=youtube_gdata

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A water level control relay timer I made for my model boiler to control the water pump when the water level get low. Both LEDs turn on when the probe has no conductivity. The right one turns off when the probe has conductivity but the left LED and relay are on a timer and will keep the pump running for 7 seconds then turns off.

I used a board I got off of ebay for $10 USD and a timer relay board I bought from Amazon for $28 USD. Made the probe using Teflon tubing and some scrap rod. I know I didn't reinvent the wheel and it's probably been done different , better.

For those that are not good with electronics or don't want the hassle might want to try Bill Fords device here www.wldssystem.weebly.com I have had two on my locos and it really is a great device and small.
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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2012, 02:56:26 am »
I've got a little further so here are the pics. Still have allot of weathering to do and a few more details. Did a maiden voyage a couple of weeks ago and it ran great! My video camera crapped out so no video of that yet but I bought a new camera so I should be able to get video this next weekend if the weather is good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Q1cwlx354


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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2012, 02:59:23 am »
more pics

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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2012, 03:01:24 am »
more pics
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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2012, 03:43:05 am »
Very well detailed oiler....thanks for sharing  O0

BTW...I did not realise you had your HRH...... [Charlie the painter] in your crew as depicted in DSCN0038 & 0051 & yes having a brew whilst the paint dries.....  {-) {-) ...... Derek
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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2012, 04:23:46 am »
Wow never noticed that before... Well HRH is one hell of a painter

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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #15 on: July 31, 2012, 08:48:05 am »
lovely model  :-))
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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2012, 10:26:12 am »
Love to see a video a well thought out layout well done and thanks for sharing. :-)) :-))
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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #17 on: July 31, 2012, 11:34:29 am »
Excellent work - looking forward to the video!

Mike
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Re: Clyde puffer progress
« Reply #18 on: August 01, 2012, 12:16:52 am »
Yep - really nice - like the figures too.

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new pictures
« Reply #19 on: August 02, 2012, 04:04:05 am »
Found a little funnel in the kitchen and thought it would make a nice coal bucket. Yeah the wife is not happy (about that and the mess in the spare bedroom) but it did turn out nice.

Got the fan to work in the companionway so I could get more air to the burner and built a smoke stack as well. Also cleaned up the cable on the winch.

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