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Jensen 50 at -11°F
« on: February 13, 2020, 11:11:31 am »
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Re: Jensen 50 at -11°F
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2020, 11:29:30 am »
That's way cool Nick ........ way, way COOL!!!

Producing all that steam, you're going to need to do a bit of extra snow shoveling down wind, as I'm sure it recrystallized and fell out of the air within a very short distance!   ;c)
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Re: Jensen 50 at -11°F
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2020, 11:45:40 am »
More proof you just can't have too much fum with these mechanical marvels!
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Re: Jensen 50 at -11°F
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2020, 01:40:06 pm »
Nice to see all the steam from the #50, been quite awhile since i had a sub zero steam up!  ;D
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Re: Jensen 50 at -11°F
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2020, 04:06:16 pm »
Very sweet engine. Do all model 50s have the 3 port hole sight glasses?

I want one but I cry at the sight of the price. Looks very powerful. :)
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Re: Jensen 50 at -11°F
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2020, 04:09:15 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on February 13, 2020, 11:29:30 am
Producing all that steam, you're going to need to do a bit of extra snow shoveling down wind, as I'm sure it recrystallized and fell out of the air within a very short distance!   ;c)

Haha, my thermometer and hygrometer both had ice on them from the exhaust
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Re: Jensen 50 at -11°F
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2020, 04:10:24 pm »
A great show Nick!

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Re: Jensen 50 at -11°F
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2020, 04:13:15 pm »
Quote from: CBWho on February 13, 2020, 04:06:16 pm
Very sweet engine. Do all model 50s have the 3 port hole sight glasses?

I want one but I cry at the sight of the price. Looks very powerful. :)

Earlier style had tube sight glass, my 3 window has a flat boiler end, later ones have a convex boiler end.

I believe they are sold as 1/10 HP

I only paid $350 for my other 50  ;)  But had to find it fast before anyone else and drive to Oklahoma!  :D :D  When I bought it, the price tag of $100 was still on the base, so who knows how cheap the previous owner got it at the estate sale... I hope to have that one up and going for the LeSueur show...
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Re: Jensen 50 at -11°F
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2020, 04:16:40 pm »
Quote from: Swift Fox on February 13, 2020, 01:40:06 pm
Nice to see all the steam from the #50, been quite awhile since i had a sub zero steam up!  ;D

I believe it was about -23°C to -24°C 
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Re: Jensen 50 at -11°F
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2020, 04:17:42 pm »
Quote from: txlabman on February 13, 2020, 04:10:24 pm
A great show Nick!

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Thanks Charlie  :)  must be about 50° warmer there?
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Re: Jensen 50 at -11°F
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2020, 05:42:42 pm »
My steam challenge to Nick:
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Re: Jensen 50 at -11°F
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2020, 05:49:47 pm »
 ;D ;D ;D

Great video Chris, love the title too  :)

Looks like we will get even colder from 2am-4am... I have portable camera lights...

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Re: Jensen 50 at -11°F
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2020, 06:23:32 pm »
Quote from: CBWho on February 13, 2020, 05:42:42 pm
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Chris @CBWho, is your porch open or enclosed? Can't tell if those are windows or not... I was going to steal your idea instead of dragging everything outside, but my thermometers have been out on my porch for a good 15 minutes and are still showing +20 degrees. Must be losing a lot of heat from my house!  :D

I'll have to open the porch windows to drop the temp... The things we do when boredom strikes in the middle of the winter...
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Re: Jensen 50 at -11°F
« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2020, 07:30:14 pm »
Nick,
It's a screened in porch to keep out the state birds. ;)
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Re: Jensen 50 at -11°F
« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2020, 07:33:37 pm »
Quote from: CBWho on February 13, 2020, 07:30:14 pm
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It's a screened in porch to keep out the state birds. ;)

I don't think you'd have a problem with the state bird today...  ;)  :D

I've opened the windows in mine and have it down to about -8F right now, plan to run 3 TTB's at once...

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