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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Steam => Topic started by: Medallion on May 19, 2013, 09:09:36 pm

Title: CHEDDAR - PROTEUS
Post by: Medallion on May 19, 2013, 09:09:36 pm

Hi, I'm hope that someone can offer some advise on a cheddar Poteus plant that a bought Ceddar when they were still in business. I've finally got round to building it into a boat and it steams very well except that I can only get it to run in one direction which is clockwise when viewed form the rear.
I have made no adjustments to the engines since it was purchased, I assume that this may be a timing problem, anyone have any suggestions how I can correct this ?
 
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Title: Re: CHEDDAR - PROTEUS
Post by: Geoff on May 20, 2013, 01:57:11 pm

I'm not certain if this helps but I recently came accross the first review of the engine in an old model boats magazine. They commented then that the reverse lever needs to have a strong servo, with enough throw, which is solidly supported to make sure it moves far enough to reverse with the servo.
 
Obvious question but can you manually reverse the direction.
 
Good luck
 
Cheers
 
Geoff

Title: Re: CHEDDAR - PROTEUS
Post by: Medallion on May 20, 2013, 02:25:42 pm

Thanks Geoff,
 
 Its not the servo or linkage as I have tried holding the reverse lever fully over and it will still only run in one   direction.
 
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Title: Re: CHEDDAR - PROTEUS
Post by: pettyofficernick on May 26, 2013, 10:12:47 pm

Hi there, give Clevedon Steam a try, Jerry carries spares and loads of advice for all things Cheddar.
http://www.clevedonsteam.co.uk/
Good luck,
Nick.

Title: Re: CHEDDAR - PROTEUS
Post by: Medallion on May 28, 2013, 09:29:17 am

Thanks Nick, I will give that a try