> With a larger fuel tank, is the Ruby in danger of running out of water
> before running out of fuel?
Ruby is equipped with a steam turret that has two, or possibly
three, plugged bushings. There is a "deluxe" model which comes
with a different paint job and a pressure gauge, which would use
one of them. The other could accomodate a Goodall or other type
check valve (even a tender hand pump) which would permit you to
refill the boiler while in steam. With such a valve installed, a larger
gas tank would not present any problem, assuming you remember
to inject some water at the appropriate moment.
It has no water glass, though, so you'd have to measure how much
water is consumed by the original gas quantity, estimate how
much water the larger tank would consume, then plan your refilling
so as to insure that there is more than enough water to finish the
gas off.
regards,
-vance-
Vance Bass
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Small-scale live steam resources: http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass
