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Titan
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The thing is you do not really want a burner that can outlast the boiler capacity, unless you fit a water top up valve.
I was wondering if it would be possible to fit this arrangement in to the scuttle of a roller/traction engine/steam wagon, and put a water top up valve on the boiler - i am sure you could get some fantatically long runs then!
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Mamodman123
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| Titan wrote: | The thing is you do not really want a burner that can outlast the boiler capacity, unless you fit a water top up valve.
I was wondering if it would be possible to fit this arrangement in to the scuttle of a roller/traction engine/steam wagon, and put a water top up valve on the boiler - i am sure you could get some fantatically long runs then! |
I already have a top up valve in Rosa so I shouldn't think it would be a problem.
The same sort of thing should work for the TE1a/SR1a as you said Titan, would get very long runs if you kept filling both up 
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Modifying the original burner looks do-able as there is space either side of the original burner to hold 2 smaller tanks either side!
Hmmm food for thought  |
If you were putting extra tanks either side it would not be a chicken feed system, just a conventional one with extra tanks. Having said that it does sound like a viable alternative - should at least be able to double capacity, if not more!
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Mamodman123
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| Titan wrote: | | Mamodman123 wrote: |
Modifying the original burner looks do-able as there is space either side of the original burner to hold 2 smaller tanks either side!
Hmmm food for thought |
If you were putting extra tanks either side it would not be a chicken feed system, just a conventional one with extra tanks. Having said that it does sound like a viable alternative - should at least be able to double capacity, if not more! |
It is a lot simpiler too!  may do that, although I like the idea of a tender for it. Which i could still have I suppose
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