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Could you RC the regulator?
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steamyjim
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I suppose so,
Thing is a servo doesnt have much movement. I did think about putting a servo on the cab roof with a larger sprocket driving a smaller one on the regulator with a chain.
This would work better becuase you get more turns from the small wheel as its driven by the big wheel 
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andysleigh
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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probs,
i know that you can rc the front one, i'v done that
i had an idea to get a very small servo and attach it to the cab roof and the reg, then it turns
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tmuir
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| andysleigh wrote: | no, a guy from the gmes fitted it,
i think its an old round house gas valve |
That would explain the long handle.
You sure you dont mean Roundhouse Manual steam valve not gas regulator?
If you build a Roundhouse loco from a kit and then fit RC you end up with a spare manual regulator, I've got one lying around too.
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James
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Aye please Jim
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andysleigh
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it says gas on the handle
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Does your regulator look like this?
This is the manual reg for steam from roundhouse, the gas is just a knob.
This is the RC regulator, it goes from full open to closed with less movement so a servo can do the full range.
This picture shows the RC reg and the round knob bhind it is the gas regulator.
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no,
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| James wrote: | That's crap then  |
No it aint it's called realism, you can always stick an extension on the handel. Once you've fitted the reg you find the correct setting and leave it there, is what I've found. |
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If it was called realism you would be stood in the cab so don't be trying to get all cocky and clever with me!
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| James wrote: | | If it was called realism you would be stood in the cab! |
No you wouldn't cos it's a model! Where else are you going to put it? |
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If it was real you would be stood on it!
You don't run next to a real one poking your finger through the cab!
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Hmm as far as I know these are the standard Roundhouse regulators, of course mine is less than a year old so it could be an old style gas regulator from Roundhouse as I don't know much about anything earlier than a year or so ago from Roundhouse.
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