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When I did my L & B style Ragleth I put the servo and battery under the floor. RX, reverse servo in the side tank and the switch just inside the cab window. Pictures here : - http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about8305.html&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=l+b+ragleth&start=1...

When I did a RC conversion on a Ragleth I got the battery, Rx, on/off switch and regulator servo all in the compartment under the cab floor.  As you are using Deltang this will be easier as I used a Ripmax Saturn Rx which is huge compared to the Deltang Rx102. You will need to drill the cab floor t...

Having successfully converted the RC on my Samson to Deltang based RC, which results in a much neater and more hidden installation, I am now looking to add similar RC to my Ragleth. Forward and reverse is catered for in the design, it is obvious where the servo goes, no problem. But the regulator? I...

What did it protect?

Turner valve gear would also be a quick and easy addition/conversion. Actually given the simplicity of Turner valve gear, I am surprised Roundhouse don't offer it.

Been done in real life.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsrgcgPuUIo[/video]

Obviously not this year, but in the future I would love to see a Shay or a Climax.

I built one of these and had the plastic worm gear shredded to useless in a few minutes running. The brass gear had sharp burrs on the ends of the teeth that simply cut into the worm. Fortunately a spare worm was supplied and a few minutes with a diamond needle file removed the burrs and polished th...

I want a Hercules next.

Just had a very successful one hour plus run in the garden, with stops only for fluids and gas top ups. New batteries work well, I was careful to buy the same form factor so that they would fit down into the side tank. I was only getting 20 minutes or so with the old ones. I have also fitted a new s...

I am at a los to know how it works. I suspect that it stays too hot for water to condense. Having said that I am surprised at how cool Samson stays during a run, Both Katie and Ragleth are too hot to handle all over after a run, but Samson stays very cool. Samson does not use superheated steam which...

Killian Keane:122065 wrote:Katie, Samson and Edrig (?) make a very nice fleet indeed!  :D

Ragleth, Samson and Katie. Must get them named.

Yes the hole in the smokebox is just for mounting. There does not appear to be any condensate in the lubricator at the end of the run, it just empties. Any remaining oil does appear to be emulsified though. My theory is that there is pulsating flow in and out of the lubricator, perhaps with changes ...

I like 0-4-0 tank engines.




Anyone else got a picture to share?

LNR:122046 wrote:I would love to see a pic. of the lubricator in question.
Grant.

This is it.  There is no riser inside, the oil exits at the bottom. The valve controls the flow.

I had to replace the receiver battery, it ran out quietly after 30 minutes and I discovered that I had no control, Samson just bimbled on around the track. Actually I am pretty surprised given that the batteries are NiCd, that they worked at all after all this time. Replaced with NiMH. I think I hav...

I thought the Samson has a factory original dead leg lubricator? Why do you want to replace it? Because it is not a displacement lubricator and it is very difficult to adjust, being prone to dumping all the oil in the first minute or two or none at all. Having said that I am starting to get the han...

KNO3:121879 wrote:Have you tested the anti-vacuum valve?

It seems to work, dribbled a little at first. I opened the oil valve about half a turn and used about a third of the oil.

I may think about adding a more traditional dead leg lubricator. That and a drain cock for the boiler.

Yours has the gas pressure regulator valve fitted, and these are known to distemper the controlling spring (mine did it earlier this year). Easy fix, unscrew the 4 screws and remove the top, make sure the diaphragm is in good condition, and stretch the spring. In use make sure you always unscrew th...

Palmerston:121840 wrote:Hello,

I am in need of a few dimensions of this loco.

Need the width of the cab and height to roof from ground up.

Length without couplers?

Thank you in advance.

Width (roof/chassis) 108

Width cab 110

Length (excluding couplers) 252

Height 163

HTH.