[modeleng] Re: stationary engines
- From: "Jeff Dayman" <jeffdayman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 19:10:38 -0500
Garrett's of Leiston CCS generating sets had them 1900-1910 I believe, if
that's as early as you're thinking. I'm not aware of any piston valves in
use before about 1890..
Cheers, Jeff Dayman Waterloo Ontario Canada
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From: "alanjstepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 5:02 PM
Subject: [modeleng] stationary engines
> As far as I am aware, all the early stationary engines used slide valves.
> Later ones sometimes used piston valves on the HP cylinder, usually with
> slide valves for the LP cylinder.
>
> I dont think any used just piston valves until the got to the enclosed
> verticals later in their development.
>
> Am I correct?
>
> Does anyone know of any early single cylinder stationary engines that had
> piston valves?
>
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