Nick, I have one of those as well but sadly I believe the magnets have given up the ghost... does yours make any watts/volts?
Nick, I have one of those as well but sadly I believe the magnets have given up the ghost... does yours make any watts/volts?
Never measured what it puts out, but it lit the bulb ten years ago when I ran it 2 or 3 times. I’ve got an old low quality video somewhere out there on YouTube...
I have another Bing with vertical boiler and long wood/lithograph base, also from Robin’s collection, that has the same dynamo.
I have one of those generators and they do light a bulb nicely. If I remember right, around 2 volts at 4000 RPM
Gorgeous engine, just imagine being a kid (young or old) and receiving that as a gift in 1912.
I think it is time for another run after 10 years Nick. 🤠
Amazing what a load that little bulb puts on the engine.
And how far video recording quality has come in 10 years!
I think it is time for another run after 10 years Nick. 🤠
Amazing what a load that little bulb puts on the engine.
And how far video recording quality has come in 10 years!
I had to move this engine on the shelf yesterday to get to one behind it, and instead of putting it back, I took it down to the photo bench, video soon...
And yes, I'll be using a better camera this time around
Golly that's a nice old engine Nick.