Being a fan of narrowboats I decided on a speed wheel for engine speed adjustment on the loco
Another hole through the silencer was required, I was able to solder the tube in without damaging the paint
Adjusting the voltage for the LED rear light
Live Diesel 1/12th scale
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Re: Live Diesel 1/12th scale
Best wishes,
Dave
Dave
Re: Live Diesel 1/12th scale
Looking fantastic has always Dave.
ROD
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https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
- dewintondave
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Re: Live Diesel 1/12th scale
Thanks Rod
Had a good run of the loco yesterday. Gave the new "speed wheel" a good going. It's connected to a 10BA thread so the pitch is very fine so its very insensitive. I spun the wheel to increase the revs before engaging the clutch, then when the loco is moving spin the wheel back again to decrease the speed.
Last week I gave the cylinder head a good clean of all the gunk in the rocker area, it had a lot of castor oil jelly building up. I now lube the valve with 30W 4-stroke lawnmower oil. There was a bit of slack on the exhaust valve adjustment so I fixed that too. Here is the head after the run yesterday
Best wishes,
Dave
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