[modeleng] Re: Valve Gear Modifications
- From: "R.L. Roebuck" <rlr20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:16:53 +0000 (GMT)
Sorry that should have read...
Can I just ask - if you have an inside cylindered loco, are the balance
weights on the cranks inside the wheels there to balance out the motion of
the connecting rods; and are the balance weights on the wheels there to
balance out the motion of the COUPLING rods?
Rich.
On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, R.L. Roebuck wrote:
> Can I just ask - if you have an inside cylindered loco, are the balance
> weights on the cranks inside the wheels there to balance out the motion of
> the connecting rods; and are the balance weights on the wheels there to
> balance out the motion of the connecting rods?
>
> If that is the case, does is matter what the orientation of the outside
> weights and cranks are relative to the inside?
>
>
> Yours,
>
>
> Rich.
>
> On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, Tim Rickard wrote:
>
> > Errm, sorry.
> >
> > It doesn't matter which round the wheels go on. Simple experiment will show
> > that the same crank will lead either way round.
> >
> > I even tried this morning to check
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Pendragon" <idpriest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Cliff
> > >
> > >On the majority of Brittish locomotives the right hand crank pin leads
> > >the left by 90 Deg which is the way round I've got them and in any case
> > >if they were the opposite way round the engine should still run and run
> > >correctly except that the left hand wheels would be in advance of the
> > >right hand ones by 90 Deg.....just think of the two sides of the loco
> > >comprising of two separate engines each individually timed and
> > >independent of the other one............now if your talking three
> > >cylinder conjucated valve gear then................
> > >Regards,
> > >
> > >IP
> > >
> > >Priest & Sons Model Engineers
> > >http://www.kinvermes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/p1.htm
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >[mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Clif Walker
> > >Sent: 05 December 2004 17:29
> > >To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >Subject: [modeleng] Re: Valve Gear Modifications
> > >
> > >
> > >HI,
> > >You havn't by chance got the standard Winson problem of the wheels in
> > >the wrong way round.? This may sound daft but their instuctions never
> > >seem to state which side the leading crankpin should be on.
> > >
> > >Regards
> > >
> > >Clif
> > >
> >
> >
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