Re: Loco blower

[Robb and Cheryl DeVries]

For a photo of the blower that is used at Green field village look at
http://www.geocities.com/steamlogger/blower.jpg 

Re: Loco blower

[WaltSwartz]

and for a time thereafter!
Walt & Lunk 

Re: Loco blower

[Ktaylorlv]

In a message dated 9/27/2000 10:08:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

>   I don't want to get technical, but aren't the fans used to "get steam up"
>  really suckers, not blowers?  The blowers are part of the locomotive, 
> bleeding
>  off steam pressure to create draught through the flues until exhaust takes 
> over
>  this function.  :  )
Hi Royce;
You can refer to them either way. The blower that is part of the engine works 
by creating a partial vacumm in the smoke box by exhausting steam through a 
venturi.
It is, in fact, sucking the fire from the fire box, just as a stack blower 
will do. Both electric suction fans and steam blowers do the same thing. When 
you put your hand near the stack it blows hot fire box gases into your hand. 
And both have used suction to accomplish this. The "Suckers" are us who buy 
these wonderful toys!
Keith Taylor 

Re: Loco blower

[Jim Curry]

Royce:

The fans are suckers.  "Caution, hot while in use."

Jim
 

Re: Loco blower

[Royce Woodbury]

Hi listers,
I don't want to get technical, but aren't the fans used to "get steam up"
really suckers, not blowers?  The blowers are part of the locomotive, bleeding
off steam pressure to create draught through the flues until exhaust takes over
this function.  :  )

royce

Bruce Gathman wrote:

> Those folks that I have seen lately prefer the Wada Suction
> Fan as it is all in one piece.  Batteries are mounted on top
> of the fan unit and seems to work reliably..
 

Re: Loco blower

[Jim Curry]

Bruce:

Aster adapted the Wada style of fan a year or so ago.  The old separate
fan/battery was cumbersome.

Jim


 

Re: Loco blower

[Bruce Gathman]

Those folks that I have seen lately prefer the Wada Suction
Fan as it is all in one piece.  Batteries are mounted on top
of the fan unit and seems to work reliably..

On Tue, 26 Sep 2000 11:39:28 -0400, you wrote:

>Wayne:
>
>Your local Aster dealer sells them or you can cobble something together from
>a small electric motor, fan blades, batteries, etc.  Look at one (maybe an
>Aster) to get an idea.
>
>Jim
> 

Re: Loco blower

[Jim Curry]

Wayne:

Your local Aster dealer sells them or you can cobble something together from
a small electric motor, fan blades, batteries, etc.  Look at one (maybe an
Aster) to get an idea.

Jim