Desert B two and a half: Steamcar in progress
05-18-2012, 01:55 PM
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RE: Desert B two and a half: Steamcar in progress
Next breaking news: technical breakthrough. Tomorrow the first pictures of the new beam-station arrive, all top secret, as always ...
05-20-2012, 03:43 AM
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RE: Desert B two and a half: Steamcar in progress
delay ... technical difficulties, grumpf.
In the meantime one of my video-answers to frequently asked questions, here;
In the meantime one of my video-answers to frequently asked questions, here;
"Does the receiver run with steam, too?"
http://youtu.be/0ZT0rAed3X4
05-20-2012, 06:38 AM
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RE: Desert B two and a half: Steamcar in progress
ORIGINAL: prallplatte
http://youtu.be/0ZT0rAed3X4
delay ... technical difficulties, grumpf.
In the meantime one of my video-answers to frequently asked questions, here;
In the meantime one of my video-answers to frequently asked questions, here;
"Does the receiver run with steam, too?"
http://youtu.be/0ZT0rAed3X4
05-20-2012, 07:48 PM
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RE: Desert B two and a half: Steamcar in progress
ORIGINAL: prallplatte
http://youtu.be/0ZT0rAed3X4
delay ... technical difficulties, grumpf.
In the meantime one of my video-answers to frequently asked questions, here;
In the meantime one of my video-answers to frequently asked questions, here;
''Does the receiver run with steam, too?''
http://youtu.be/0ZT0rAed3X4
05-28-2012, 01:18 PM
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RE: Desert B two and a half: Steamcar in progress
Not directly related to the subject, but as part of the total work of art worthy of note:
http://youtu.be/VjViF-og7Ug
05-28-2012, 05:36 PM
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You should turn this entire work into some 2hr long youtube movie. Hell even a DVD. I would pay for it. This reminds me in some ways of Jim Hensons movie The Black Crystal.
05-30-2012, 11:56 AM
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RE: Desert B two and a half: Steamcar in progress
Thank you! I make calendars every year, no DVD. But why not? We need money after the fatal accident, wich beginnig you see at 00:58 in the background...
05-06-2013, 06:47 AM
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05-06-2013, 02:27 PM
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Oh, am i glad to see some updates here! I was thinking about this car and thread the other day, you must have heard me thinking 
05-08-2013, 01:43 PM
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RE: Desert B two and a half: Steamcar in progress
Thank you!
First: the audi is ready for a while:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqwFYq86Zxs
News from my new Turbine car:
Well, that was something! Just had a test run. With reinforced spring in the clutch. And new gear reduction 1:4. And 1 kg of lead weight for the lacking aluskin.
First the good news:
- The clutch works!
- The racing car - and it's really one - sprints with about 8 km / h as devil. Even uphill! Madness!
Now the other side:
- Turbines also appear to be sensitive to water hammer. The steam dome - if one can even speak of it, is more of a tiny dome - and is backwards. When starting up there is water in the pipe, and indeed not even a little. Since I have still no superheater, the water comes in as 1:1 into the turbine. Now I have an ugly noise in that part, metal on metal. The revision will show. Pray with me ...
- The RC and the receiver are going to be melted. Denial of service. But i have enough spare spot.
- The butane tank temperature is a minor problem. But not a real one.
What remains to be done:
- Installing a superheater and hope that the turbine / bearing withstands the temperature. Furthermore, that the present performance remains despite then superheated steam (= less kinetic energy).
- Installing a three gear clutch. I have to extend one of their axes. Toi toi toi!
First: the audi is ready for a while:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqwFYq86Zxs
News from my new Turbine car:
Well, that was something! Just had a test run. With reinforced spring in the clutch. And new gear reduction 1:4. And 1 kg of lead weight for the lacking aluskin.
First the good news:
- The clutch works!
- The racing car - and it's really one - sprints with about 8 km / h as devil. Even uphill! Madness!
Now the other side:
- Turbines also appear to be sensitive to water hammer. The steam dome - if one can even speak of it, is more of a tiny dome - and is backwards. When starting up there is water in the pipe, and indeed not even a little. Since I have still no superheater, the water comes in as 1:1 into the turbine. Now I have an ugly noise in that part, metal on metal. The revision will show. Pray with me ...
- The RC and the receiver are going to be melted. Denial of service. But i have enough spare spot.
- The butane tank temperature is a minor problem. But not a real one.
What remains to be done:
- Installing a superheater and hope that the turbine / bearing withstands the temperature. Furthermore, that the present performance remains despite then superheated steam (= less kinetic energy).
- Installing a three gear clutch. I have to extend one of their axes. Toi toi toi!
05-09-2013, 11:45 AM
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RE: Desert B two and a half: Steamcar in progress
Instead of drinking for Father's Day today in GermanyI have built the superheater, model immersion heater - cozy after the melting of the FB. Test follows.
05-18-2013, 10:30 AM
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RE: Desert B two and a half: Steamcar in progress
My anti-water hammer bypass almost naked:
and attracted ...:
Works fine!
btw: I can now also extend waves:
and attracted ...:
Works fine!
btw: I can now also extend waves:
06-02-2013, 01:29 PM
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RE: Desert B two and a half: Steamcar in progress
... some hours later:
Its now 2 meters long. Stay tuned...
btw: why did i call the projekt "The Needle" ?
Well:
06-14-2013, 03:56 PM
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RE: Desert B two and a half: Steamcar in progress
3 km harness: I'm going crazy. But nothing helps: pure he must, even if we both cry ...:
06-17-2013, 07:13 AM
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RE: Desert B two and a half: Steamcar in progress
That's awesome! Quite long, too - I had thought you'd stick with a 4 wheel vehicle, but now see things have changed a bit. The drag chute is interesting...
06-24-2013, 02:24 PM
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RE: Desert B two and a half: Steamcar in progress
Thank you very very much!
btw: Short information about the expected video: The saltlakes in Lampukistan fall flat because as a result of the coup in Italy (Silvio = 7 years) Vlugodmirows nephew, the reigning lampukische dictator, ban issued. Unfortunately, my gardener was already in place. Its quite loud on my AB while his final syllable sounded very much like Makarov ...
Never mind, hopefully tomorrow comes the confirmation from Darayya, an absolute plane level, extremely high speed suitable and absolutely peaceful as my lady confirmed from the travel agency. Although viruses had plenty of messages "Tempora" in the booking process, but will work out.
Something completely different: watch for hours these two cars on my driveway, moment, now people are also on the terrace, what do they wan
08-29-2013, 11:57 AM
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10-18-2013, 11:12 AM
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First, missing in Syria, but now here again! The state is the long trip accordingly. Bad bad bad. My Robots screw for hours already on the cars. However, and unfortunately, not without losses:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NxGiTbPnYU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NxGiTbPnYU
10-26-2013, 03:07 PM
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My Gardener is still in Syria. But i leave no one back. Bought a drone to find him. Will we see us again?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IirdVvvGeq8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IirdVvvGeq8