[modeleng] Re: Spark Arrestors
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 05:20:29 -0700 (PDT)
Makes good sense to me. I'll certainly keep it in
mind.
Al Messer
--- Myke Baigent <MykeBaigent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> To Peter Sheppard
>
> Hi Peter,
>
> I experienced the same problem some years ago. The
> spark arrestor mesh
> clogged up easily, especially as my engine was
> tending to "over oil" at the
> time.
>
> Then I realized we are not interested in arresting
> contents emitted from the
> blast pipe (this needs to have "free escape"), we
> are only worried about hot
> particles traveling up the tubes.
>
> So I carefully shaped a piece of mesh to fit
> vertically behind the blast
> pipe, in front of the tubes. It has worked well ever
> since. If you form the
> mesh into a slight curve, the mesh can be easily
> removed for tube cleaning.
>
> As I say, it works for me,
> Best regards,
> Myke
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of The Sheppard Residence
> Sent: 16 August 2004 08:33
> To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [modeleng] Spark Arrestors
>
> Yesterday I was running Mouland at the Lackham
> Museum and Woodland
> Railway.
> SNIP
> All was going well, then she lost steam and the fire
> refused to draw. What
> size mesh to other people use in a 7.25" locomotive?
> (Is size of
> the locomotive important?) Has anybody else had
> this problem?
>
> Regards
>
> Peter
>
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