[modeleng] Re: New boiler test rules
- From: Roger Mason <roger.g3tdm@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 20:33:27 +0000
Hi,
It is strange that you should bring up this topic at this very
moment, as our model traction engine club had a meeting last night
(Friday) to discuss these very regulations.
Most people seemed to think that they were very reasonable and that
a 500 bar-litre boiler was a very large one.
I didn't hear anyone complain that it was going to be difficult to
measure the total volume of the boiler (in litres), as I had expected.
The most discussion took place over the requirement to have the
cladding removed at various times when tests were conducted. It was
felt that if the paint was to flake off during this process,
particularly if the cladding is brass, to which paint does not adhere
terribly well, the owner would be faced with a considerable re-painting
job. When you realise that quite a lot of model traction engine owners
are not themselves engine builders this could represent quite a
considerable hassle. Those with a copper boiler felt particularly
unfairly treated as they saw the main reason for removing the cladding
was to expose corrosion in a steel boiler.
I think several people, whilst they had injectors fitted to their
engines, had never been able to get them to work satisfactorily. They
had always relied on the mechanical pump, which of course can be
brought into operation with the engine stationary, by putting it in
neutral and setting the 'works' to "tick over". It looks as though
they will have a busy couple of months getting their injectors to work.
We have agreed to have a boiler testing day in mid-March, so I will
be able to report back after that date as to how the new system worked.
We live in interesting times!!
Cheers,
Roger Mason, in St. Agnes.
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