There's no question that alcohol is more readily available than the gas
(butane or butane/propane mix that most gas users use), but alcohol can be
a pain. You have to start up with an extra fan. Getting the right wick
material, height etc. can be an even bigger pain. And frankly from my
observations, Aster owners don't care for gas because Aster's offerings
that have gas burners in them don't work near as well as other
manufacturers offerings. The K-4 is a classic example. If I want a hassle
free day of running, I'll run my RH gas burner every time.
My opinion only of course.
Phil P
> Is butane or alcohol more readily available world wide?
> Gary - Running trains over Terror Trestle in Eugene, Oregon
> http://www.angelfire.com/or/trainguy
> http://community.webshots.com/user/raltzenthor
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Vance Bass
> To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 2:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Accucraft live steam Daylight GS-4: It's for real!
>
>
> It certainly makes sense that it would be Aster. Their past products
> have been more aligned with the UK/European tastes than American.
> And, given that so many of their previous locos have been alcohol
> fired, it also makes sense that the people responding to an Aster
> survey (i.e., current Aster owners, I suspect) would prefer what Aster
> has already made. It would be really interesting to see the same
> survey conducted by Roundhouse or Accucraft.
>
> regards,
> -vance-
>
> Vance Bass
> Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
> Small-scale live steam resources: http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass
>
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