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Cyldon 13/5 finally steamed..!

 
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bowman


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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:45 pm    Post subject: Cyldon 13/5 finally steamed..! Reply with quote
Heres some video of my recently acquired Cyldon .  Sandy
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Roly Williams


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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's interesting. The gearing is the oposite war round to usual so that it gears UP the speed instead of down. Is that your own modificatuion or was that how you got it?
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That gear arrangement would run a generator better I bet, most often engines run a generator too slow for bright output.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Roly Williams wrote:
That's interesting. The gearing is the oposite war round to usual so that it gears UP the speed instead of down. Is that your own modificatuion or was that how you got it?


Ha Roly, do you know, i hadnt even considered that ! Its just as i got it!!

Sandy
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
That looks nice and runs wells, you must be pleased.  
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