| Date |
Location |
Activity |
Mileage |
Comments |
| 05/06/2016 |
A&DMES
(Wherwell) |
Not a lot |
0 |
The
modified Feldbahn got as far as the steaming bay at Wherwell today but
never made it onto the track. Various joints and parts that had
been perfectly OK when tested on compressed air and during the
hydraulic test developed leaks when under steam, and both injectors
didn't want to operate properly. I think the steam leaks were due
to the use of PTFE paste so everything will be dismantled and
rebuilt with PTFE tape. The injectors may simply need cleaning
having been left unused for over 9 months since the Feldbahn was last
used.
|
| 31/07/2016 |
Home |
Steam Test |
0 |
Seven
hydraulic tests conducted today before manifold adaptor to boiler steam
leak stopped weeping. A steam test was then conducted which
showed that all joints were sealed and the new whistle valve was
operating without any leakage. An electric water pump was also
tested in place of the right-hand injector and proven to work perfectly
(and quietly). |
| 21/08/2016 |
A&DMES (Wherwell) |
Running |
8.95 |
Four
months late but at last Gentoo 2 is back on the track. The annual
steam test was passed without any problems and the much modified engine
ran perfectly all day. The electric boiler feed pumps worked
better than I had expected being inaudible when the engine is "in
steam" and only using 2 Ah of power from the battery for the entire
day. I expect I'll be called all sorts of things for not having
injectors, but not having to constantly look down to restart them (they
used to cut out every time the engine hit a bump in the track) is a
real pleasure. If I could get a pair of good injectors I'd prefer
to use them but for now I'll stick with these pumps.
|
| 08/10/2016 |
Bath & West Showground |
Running |
12.73 |
Visit
to the East Somerset Society of Model and Experimental Engineers track
for their open day. No problems with Gentoo 2 and a great event
with traction engines and steam cars running around the site as well as
lots of interesting locomotives. |
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Total mileage this
year
= 21,58 |
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Total passenger mileage this
year = 00.00 |
