 |
The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum
The Original Unofficial Toy Steam Forum
Established 2006
The biggest, most popular steam forum around! Accept NO imitations!
We have a growing community of regular posting members who chat about all aspects of toy and model steam.
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
IndianaRog
Steam Legend!!
Joined: 26 Dec 2006
Posts: 6162
Location: Indiana, USA
|
 Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:02 am Post subject: |
 |
|
Ranger...THAT is a very good idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
_________________
Visit IndianaRog and The Temple of Steam: www.indianarog.com |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
rangerssteamtoys
Steam Legend!!
Joined: 17 Jul 2007
Posts: 2126
Location: Houston Texas, USA
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:04 am Post subject: |
|
|
| IndianaRog wrote: | | Ranger...THAT is a very good idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
I have thousands  You would not believe, the things that I think up when just staring out the window while riding in a car. I thought of that because I was thinking about routing the steam to a chimney but hey, why not to extenguish the fire?
_________________
Best Regards, Ranger Moore |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
MooseMan
Steam Legend!!
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 4274
Location: Cardiff
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:34 am Post subject: |
|
|
That's brilliant Ranger......if space allows I might just do that, and never mind the servo!
I think we should have a specific "Ranger's Ideas" section on the forum. 
_________________
Stands the glass half empty,
Or stands the glass half full?
Blast your Buddhist mantra, man,
I'll take another pull. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
tmuir
Steam Supreme Being
Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Posts: 14051
Location: Western Australia
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:10 am Post subject: |
|
|
| DLR wrote: | | rangerssteamtoys wrote: | Or..........
Have a small CO2 tank, connect a valve to it an the spare servo to the valve. Connect the Co2 to the engine, so if your boiler dies at least you can get back to shore.  Well for me I would use the CO2 as a turbo charged steam engine |
Ive always wondered abot that. What do you do if a steam boat runs out in the middle of a lake? |
The model boat club where I live have a 'rescue' boat.
It's an electric powered boat that is 'U' shaped with soft rubber on the inside of the U. If a boat gets stranded in the middle of the lake out it goes catching the boat inside the 'U' and brings it back to shore.
_________________
http://www.freewebs.com/ozsteam/index.htm
http://members.iinet.net.au/~tmuir1/
A nice example of an Australian made Scorpion Donkey Engine |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
rangerssteamtoys
Steam Legend!!
Joined: 17 Jul 2007
Posts: 2126
Location: Houston Texas, USA
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:32 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| MooseMan wrote: | That's brilliant Ranger......if space allows I might just do that, and never mind the servo!
I think we should have a specific "Ranger's Ideas" section on the forum. |
I second that Steam can do many things, burn, scald, run an engine and put out fires. 2 out of 4 aint bad.
_________________
Best Regards, Ranger Moore |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Roly Williams
Steam Legend!!
Joined: 02 Aug 2006
Posts: 2625
Location: Lambourn
|
| Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:23 am Post subject: |
|
|
| DLR wrote: | | rangerssteamtoys wrote: | Or..........
Have a small CO2 tank, connect a valve to it an the spare servo to the valve. Connect the Co2 to the engine, so if your boiler dies at least you can get back to shore. Well for me I would use the CO2 as a turbo charged steam engine |
Ive always wondered abot that. What do you do if a steam boat runs out in the middle of a lake? |
I have a telescopic "pocket" fishing rod. I'm not an angler so I don't know how good my fly fishing skills are, but I'm sure I would get it eventually. Touch wood - I haven't needed to prove it yet.
_________________
Regards
Roly Williams
roly.williams@btinternet.com
http://uk.geocities.com/rolywilliams/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
igy569
Full member
Joined: 08 Mar 2008
Posts: 686
Location: Uxbridge, MA
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Ranger.... you mad scientist you! 
You are some kinda genius!!! Excellent ideas!!!
_________________
Keep Creativity Alive! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
rangerssteamtoys
Steam Legend!!
Joined: 17 Jul 2007
Posts: 2126
Location: Houston Texas, USA
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| igy569 wrote: | Ranger.... you mad scientist you!
You are some kinda genius!!! Excellent ideas!!! |
Better idea than the exhaust extinguisher. Add a sceond valve connected to the boiler connected to a servo, the servo will pulll the vavle open. That will send steam into the firebox area putting out the fire. BUT the servo also will push on a putton turning on an electric motor thats connected to the prop. This way you get rid of fire, and steam, but also get your boat back to saftey. I plan to use a similar idea on something I'm working on.
_________________
Best Regards, Ranger Moore |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Roly Williams
Steam Legend!!
Joined: 02 Aug 2006
Posts: 2625
Location: Lambourn
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:08 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| rangerssteamtoys wrote: | | igy569 wrote: | Ranger.... you mad scientist you!
You are some kinda genius!!! Excellent ideas!!! |
Better idea than the exhaust extinguisher. Add a sceond valve connected to the boiler connected to a servo, the servo will pulll the vavle open. That will send steam into the firebox area putting out the fire. BUT the servo also will push on a putton turning on an electric motor thats connected to the prop. This way you get rid of fire, and steam, but also get your boat back to saftey. I plan to use a similar idea on something I'm working on. |
... and while the motor's not turning the prop it can be trickle charging the battery
_________________
Regards
Roly Williams
roly.williams@btinternet.com
http://uk.geocities.com/rolywilliams/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
MooseMan
Steam Legend!!
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 4274
Location: Cardiff
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:10 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Clever....the electric motor could be permanently to the prop and act as a generator charging up an emergency battery, until you flick the switch - then the same battery powers the motor,,,,,
OMG I've got Ranger syndrome - before you know it I'll have the engine out of my car and running on steam!
_________________
Stands the glass half empty,
Or stands the glass half full?
Blast your Buddhist mantra, man,
I'll take another pull. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
rangerssteamtoys
Steam Legend!!
Joined: 17 Jul 2007
Posts: 2126
Location: Houston Texas, USA
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:45 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| MooseMan wrote: | Clever....the electric motor could be permanently to the prop and act as a generator charging up an emergency battery, until you flick the switch - then the same battery powers the motor,,,,,
OMG I've got Ranger syndrome - before you know it I'll have the engine out of my car and running on steam! |
  
Well maybe not charging a battery, just run the motor off the servo battery. If you charge it, it creates a load and for little engines like mine a load is not a good thing. The motor could also be used as a starter motor. Just make it where the motor engages before the boiler steam drain. So if your out in the water and your engine stalls just lightley tap the servo and your off again.
I'm thinking about this while using a small midwest engine, but with your twin engine charging a battery would not slow it down much.
I'm just going to probably use the motor as a starting motor, Hmmmm replace the midwest with a wilesco, you've got me thinking again. That good and bad. Good for me and bad for the wallet.
_________________
Best Regards, Ranger Moore |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Stilldrillin
Steam fanatic
Joined: 06 Feb 2007
Posts: 1339
Location: Staveley, Derbyshire. UK
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:50 am Post subject: |
|
|
| rangerssteamtoys wrote: | | MooseMan wrote: | Clever....the electric motor could be permanently to the prop and act as a generator charging up an emergency battery, until you flick the switch - then the same battery powers the motor,,,,,
OMG I've got Ranger syndrome - before you know it I'll have the engine out of my car and running on steam! |
Well maybe not charging a battery, just run the motor off the servo battery. If you charge it, it creates a load and for little engines like mine a load is not a good thing. The motor could also be used as a starter motor. Just make it where the motor engages before the boiler steam drain. So if your out in the water and your engine stalls just lightley tap the servo and your off again.
I'm thinking about this while using a small midwest engine, but with your twin engine charging a battery would not slow it down much.
I'm just going to probably use the motor as a starting motor, Hmmmm replace the midwest with a wilesco, you've got me thinking again. That good and bad. Good for me and bad for the wallet. |
Hmmmm..... My brain`s beginning to hurt..... 
_________________
David.
All those days which have come and gone......
I didn`t know that was life! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Graham-Jilly
Steam Legend!!
Joined: 04 Mar 2007
Posts: 4211
Location: Brisbane Qld Australia
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:51 am Post subject: |
|
|
thats a great whistle might have to get one of those as well
_________________
 http://www.freewebs.com/aclr |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
MooseMan
Steam Legend!!
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 4274
Location: Cardiff
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:17 am Post subject: |
|
|
| rangerssteamtoys wrote: |
Well maybe not charging a battery, just run the motor off the servo battery. If you charge it, it creates a load and for little engines like mine a load is not a good thing. The motor could also be used as a starter motor. Just make it where the motor engages before the boiler steam drain. So if your out in the water and your engine stalls just lightley tap the servo and your off again. |
Excellent plan.....that will make the little boats a whole lot more fun to run as well, as the RC will become more interesting than rudder only.
_________________
Stands the glass half empty,
Or stands the glass half full?
Blast your Buddhist mantra, man,
I'll take another pull. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
|
)