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Re: Cleaned up an Electric Boiler Rig I Brought Home about 5 Years Ago
« Reply #15 on: September 30, 2020, 07:16:42 pm »
Safety valve opened up
right at 60 psi and cut off quick
as soon as I turned the throttle open.


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« Reply #16 on: September 30, 2020, 07:57:17 pm »
That is certainly the Bee's Knees Gil ...... and one heck of a big bee it is too!!!
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« Reply #17 on: September 30, 2020, 08:58:56 pm »
Looks like a mighty fine rig there , looking forward to the video.
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Re: Cleaned up an Electric Boiler Rig I Brought Home about 5 Years Ago
« Reply #18 on: September 30, 2020, 09:51:17 pm »
I have some video footage.
No time to edit yet.
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Re: Cleaned up an Electric Boiler Rig I Brought Home about 5 Years Ago
« Reply #19 on: October 01, 2020, 12:30:17 am »
A nice boiler the Gil

As for powering it you can always end it here as our standard power is 240 volts and our 3 phase is 480.
None of this piddly 110 for us

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Re: Cleaned up an Electric Boiler Rig I Brought Home about 5 Years Ago
« Reply #20 on: October 01, 2020, 03:29:58 am »
Gil that boiler is a beautiful beastie.
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Re: Cleaned up an Electric Boiler Rig I Brought Home about 5 Years Ago
« Reply #21 on: October 01, 2020, 10:25:34 am »
Thanks, Daniel, Bruce, Dennis, and Kevin.


Next up is the video!


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Re: Cleaned up an Electric Boiler Rig I Brought Home about 5 Years Ago
« Reply #22 on: October 01, 2020, 10:26:48 am »


As promised....

        The video:


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Re: Cleaned up an Electric Boiler Rig I Brought Home about 5 Years Ago
« Reply #23 on: October 01, 2020, 11:09:42 am »
Great video Gil, really enjoyed the whole thing, but the best was the winding down at the end... what a lovely sound that Sipp makes

Liked your little rainforest in the bush too  :D
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Re: Cleaned up an Electric Boiler Rig I Brought Home about 5 Years Ago
« Reply #24 on: October 01, 2020, 12:00:22 pm »
Man, that boiler really delivers, to be able to drive an engine like those and actually gain pressure while doing so!
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« Reply #25 on: October 01, 2020, 01:31:49 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on October 01, 2020, 12:00:22 pm
Man, that boiler really delivers, to be able to drive an engine like those and actually gain pressure while doing so!


Yes, it is doing a great job and let's remember it is operating at about 1900 watts and that is less than a quarter of the 8,000 watts it is rated for at 240 volts.
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Re: Cleaned up an Electric Boiler Rig I Brought Home about 5 Years Ago
« Reply #26 on: October 03, 2020, 05:12:21 pm »
There will be another video coming soon.


Today (right now) I am testing this boiler with a 1/2 HP Sipp. I believe this is a lot more engine than it would handle with a real work load but for demonstrating it works nicely. It has been running for 1 1/2 hours and still going strong.


Here are a couple pictures of the set-up.


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« Reply #27 on: October 03, 2020, 05:20:05 pm »
OH BOY .... OH JOY!!!
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« Reply #28 on: October 03, 2020, 09:37:16 pm »
Oh my....Mr. Beast boiler you have now met your match.
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Re: Cleaned up an Electric Boiler Rig I Brought Home about 5 Years Ago
« Reply #29 on: October 03, 2020, 11:03:36 pm »
As promised......


                 Another video.....


                               This time with a 1/2 HP Sipp steam engine ca 1895.




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