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| ozsteamdemon |
Jensen 25GHi Guys , heres my newly acquired Jensen 25G that arrived here today all the way from El Salvador !
Bought to cannibalise for its cast base 15 , now not so sure . Maybe it can sit on the shelf awhile ....
Having only a 2 core cord , i jury rigged an earth wire till i get around to fitting a proper new cord . And a big thanks to robertosala .... thanks Rob ! |
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| belugawhaleman |
Runs real well!
Thanks for showing. Paul |
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| Sandman |
Great runner there Geoff.
The 25G is one of the favourites in my collection. |
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| Celsius 100 |
A very good runner,Geoff. | ||
| classixs |
She runs just as beautifully "Down Under" as she did in Rob`s movie.
Nice little #10 replica you`ve got there Ozsteam 
...and boy do you have the nerve to rev her up 
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| ItSteams |
another fun view , and nice item ......thanks | ||
| Dean W |
Hey, that has the exact same engine as a Jensen 75. How come you don't hate it??
Something is wrong here.  
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| 46u |
Yes the cast base generators do not have a ground to the armature and always run better one way then the other. Rog does a nice trick with running a ground on the older generators. | ||
| IndianaRog |
Just a very simple nickeled paperclip (plastic coated won't work). I bend it such that one end is held by a ground screw under the casting and the other end discreetly reaches up thru the square hold under the rotating shaft and touches that shaft to make a better ground. I love the old cast iron Jensen 15, but without the ground contact used on the newer aluminum ones, it sometimes won't make a good electrical circuit as oil gets between the rotating shaft (ground) and the cast iron uprights. Five minute "fix", easily removed later if desired with no harm done. |
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| ItSteams |
cough | ||
| ozsteamdemon |
Thanks for the kind replies guys !
Jan , i gotta admit , i`m a bit confused over model number designation , but as the nameplate says 25G , thats what i`m going with . Dean , hate a 75 ? .... never ! I always wanted a 75 but could never seem to find one . Jeff and Rog , thanks for the great info about the cast base 15 , i was more than curious about the grounding problem and was going to ask the question , so thanks for that .
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| doug |
Nice!!!!!!!!!! | ||
| MrDuck |
A very satisfying runner and the mechanics are solid
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| Wallace |
Beautiful runner right through the power range. Nice one mate 
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| Les |
It sounds as if it is ready to take off, a very good runner indeed.
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| St. Paul steam |
Don't Ya' love it when you have to "hold em' down" from running away....great runner Geoff. |