| Railway Preservation News https://www.rypn.org/forums/ |
|
| another headlight question https://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5672 |
Page 1 of 1 |
| Author: | mark [ Sun Apr 20, 2003 7:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | another headlight question |
While I know this is a railroad / locomotive page. Steam tracion engines sometimes had headlights. One company that made them was Hamm. Somewhere, someone is making reproductions of these (using metal as the reflector instead of a glass mirror) but I can not locate where. I also have a LARGE dynamo made by the MOON company of Chicago for sale if anyone is interested. It is the same size as a Pyle - National MO-6. The info tag on it is missing, but the dynamo is complete and turns very easily by hand. Mark bbjimbo@yahoo.com |
|
| Author: | dave [ Mon Apr 21, 2003 7:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: another headlight question |
Careful Mark - I had an old MOON in the shop in Colorado and it put out 115 VDC instead of the customary 32. If you have access to a large air compressor, might try spinning it up to see what it is generating with a voltmeter - a steam dynamo on air won't output 100% but it will give you about a 75 - 80% ballpark. Dave irondave@bellsouth.net |
|
| Author: | buddy bob [ Mon Apr 21, 2003 10:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: another headlight question |
> Careful Mark - I had an old MOON in the shop > in Colorado and it put out 115 VDC instead > of the customary 32. If you have access to a > large air compressor, might try spinning it > up to see what it is generating with a > voltmeter - a steam dynamo on air won't > output 100% but it will give you about a 75 > - 80% ballpark. > Dave hi dave I have never seen a moon on a loco. I know that they were used in power plants and on ships. It may be 32v. dc but there is a better chance that it is not. that is all. bb staybolt2@netscape.net |
|
| Author: | buddy bob [ Mon Apr 21, 2003 10:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: another headlight question |
> While I know this is a railroad / locomotive > page. Steam tracion engines sometimes had > headlights. One company that made them was > Hamm. Somewhere, someone is making > reproductions of these (using metal as the > reflector instead of a glass mirror) but I > can not locate where. > I also have a LARGE dynamo made by the MOON > company of Chicago for sale if anyone is > interested. It is the same size as a Pyle - > National MO-6. The info tag on it is > missing, but the dynamo is complete and > turns very easily by hand. > Mark Dear Mark; all the hamm lights I saw burned oil. TEs. did not use a generator. Why not go to a big te. show and ask around. Someone may know where to get one. bb staybolt2@netscape.net |
|
| Author: | Mark [ Mon Apr 21, 2003 10:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | MOON zap ;-) |
Dave, I figured on using household bulbs in my fixtures on the engine, but I do appreciate the heads up! I was told that MOON dynamos were also on steam cranes, derricks, as well as well drillers. If someone makes me a reasonable offer, they can do with it whatever they want. I have a smaller dynamo that will ideally serve my purpose. Thanks again to the responses. Mark > Careful Mark - I had an old MOON in the shop > in Colorado and it put out 115 VDC instead > of the customary 32. If you have access to a > large air compressor, might try spinning it > up to see what it is generating with a > voltmeter - a steam dynamo on air won't > output 100% but it will give you about a 75 > - 80% ballpark. > Dave bbjimbo@yahoo.com |
|
| Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ] |
| Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|