[modeleng] Re: The wife, explanation of SWMBO, and free piston engines

  • From: Patrick Coppens <develop@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:47:14 +0100

R.L. Roebuck wrote:
> She Who Must Be Obeyed [if you want to want to keep the model engineering 
> budget at it's optimum level].
>
> Anyone know anything about free piston engines? I've got someone here 
> asking about them.
>
> I've found a few things on the web...
>
> http://www.ee.kth.se/php/modules/publications/reports/2005/IR-EE-EME_2005_003.pdf
>
> ...but I'm curious as to whether it's an old concept rehashed with some 
> modern kit fitted to it.
>
> Yours,
>
>
> Rich (31; wife, just turned 29. Wife says I have the bald head of someone 
> who who is aged 131.)
>
> On Wed, 21 Nov 2007, Patrick Coppens wrote:
>
> SWMBO" ???? what the h#&& is that?
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Sorry, about that, I had clicked send, the moment I figured it 
out...long day....
It sounded like a Welsh railway line at first!

Seen a piston free engine in Germany once. Don't know anything about 
them though...

Cheers
Patrick
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