... Hi George. There are one or two ways to do this. One is to fit a crown wheel off a transit to your engine wheel and fit a starter motor. Two is to fit a...
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peterhynman
Feb 1, 2008 5:27 pm
Hi all, Last year I got my engine to output 240vac and 24vdc to charge my battery bank, this year I intend to put in to service some solar panels but know...
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Andy Mahoney
andymahoney
Feb 2, 2008 12:53 pm
George, Peter, List. I am a Sparky and note as follows. Providing the Motor on the Starting wheel is a PMDC (Permanent Magnet Direct Current) motor then once...
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Steve Spence
sspence65
Feb 2, 2008 1:18 pm
our car alternators do have brushes. that's one reason we build axial flux alternators, and use charge controllers. Steve Spence http://www.green-trust.org ......
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George Shaw
nigtouk
Feb 2, 2008 1:58 pm
Interesting and thanks to all who replied. I have access to a DC (48V) high power motors here (they are used in railway points systems) and will probably run...
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Mike Burgess
mike_burgess
Feb 2, 2008 4:36 pm
... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100W-Solar-Panel-Photovoltaic-Monocrystalline-Module_W0QQitemZ230218590618 ... Let me direct you to an excellent solar resource, a...
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derekwmoss
Feb 2, 2008 6:35 pm
hi there if you use a starter motor dont leave it engauged or i will blow the windings up on the armature. it will over speed and if it does charge it will...
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ian
dregar41
Feb 6, 2008 1:07 pm
question for Ken and list ok, I plan to move house this year and while at the moment I have the CS working and producing 240v which is connected to the house...
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ian
dregar41
Feb 6, 2008 1:27 pm
here is a rough scetch http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n306/iann41/heatingcircuit.jpg thx Ian...
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john clark
clarkplant
Feb 6, 2008 3:46 pm
I have an outdoor woodburning stove with a good quality standard central heating pump in the cold return line running 24/7. I used john Guest PEX pipe from the...
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Ken Boak
kenboak
Feb 6, 2008 4:59 pm
Ian, I would take John's points about PEX, but with the precaution that the pipe loses most of its rigidity at high temperatures and I have seen bends turn to...
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john clark
clarkplant
Feb 6, 2008 6:34 pm
Good point Ken my post was misleading, I should have added that I was lucky to get away with only the ceiling to replace.without digging up my pipe I have no...
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Simon Wass
simonwass
Feb 6, 2008 7:53 pm
That is seriously dangerous, its not so long ago that a baby died due to boiling water coming down through a ceiling. Anyone running any sort of uncontrolled...
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Kevin Chisholm
redirondog
Feb 7, 2008 2:57 am
Dear Simon What would you think of having PEX piping at the discharge of all engines and boilers? The idea would be that this would be the hottest point in the...
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peterhynman
Feb 7, 2008 8:19 am
Hi all, Take a look at this bad boy, this would run your world And I'll just add now that I'm not buying one as I think the post is just a little high. cheers...
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diyernh
Feb 7, 2008 12:45 pm
I just added a simple Temperature and Pressure relief valve from a hot water heater. I have this T'd in on the black iron pipes just before my PEX-Aluminum-PEX...
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Simon Wass
simonwass
Feb 7, 2008 2:12 pm
I'm not questioning the PEX, but rather the uncontrolled heat input to a thin plastic tank in a loft. I think for long runs of pipe, a pump to circulate would...
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Kevin Chisholm
redirondog
Feb 7, 2008 2:33 pm
Dear Simon I wasn't questioning PEX either, but rather, making use of it as a safety feature... use its limits as a "safety valve". I once designed a high...
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ian
dregar41
Feb 7, 2008 6:10 pm
can anyone point me in the right direction. im after a diagram of the working parts of the fuel pump. it's not for me (wink, wink), some one has asked me as...
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john clark
clarkplant
Feb 7, 2008 6:38 pm
My system was only uncontrolled because the safety controls were overridden. The original oil fired heating boiler is still installed, I use one or the other....
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ian
dregar41
Feb 7, 2008 7:02 pm
I'd like a look at a neutraliser. i may have a go at making one....
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Kevin Chisholm
redirondog
Feb 7, 2008 7:20 pm
Dear Ian Why do you need the Instructions when you can instead use the Universal Assembly Rule? "Smaller parts go inside larger parts." Kevin :-)...
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andrewedwards96
Feb 7, 2008 8:38 pm
hi my name is andrew i am new to this group i have alister cs 6hp and have just replaced the valve springs as they were pitted. I have had the engine approx...
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prime7minister
Feb 7, 2008 9:24 pm
I think you may find that current needed would render the post somewhat insignificant! John....
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skiguy482003
Feb 8, 2008 2:57 am
... Hi Andrew...Torque for Cylinder head Nuts for the 5-1, 6-1 are 100 lbs-ft 3/4" Nuts (thats 13.8 kp/m if you're mentric) Valve Tappet clearance should be...
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echo4
echo4@...
Feb 8, 2008 3:37 am
... I've seen a lot higher numbers for head bolt torque. Most of them around 150 lbs, give or take...for teh large bolts The small ones are about 60 to 70 ft...
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john clark
clarkplant
Feb 8, 2008 10:26 am
... I have just taken pics of mine and tried to put them on photobucket but am not doing too well, the Dunsley website shows type C at £260 I suppose that is...
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Ken Boak
kenboak
Feb 8, 2008 11:27 am
List, The C type neutraliser (circular type) has a fairly large internal volume. It's about 450mm diameter and 150mm tall to sit under a standard hot water ...
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David Miller
riley_4_prez
Feb 8, 2008 1:58 pm
Ken Boak wrote: I may have missed something along the way, or this may be one of those transatlantic translation things. I was amazed to discover some years ...
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Ken Boak
kenboak
Feb 8, 2008 2:10 pm
David, A neutraliser is a plumbing vessel that creates a "neutral point" to which several heatsources can be connected. In the UK we generally have heating...