More than just out its ears! boB Nicholson _____________________________________________________
--- In [email protected], "pickycat95" <pickycat95@...> wrote: > > This list is now blowing smoke out its ears. > Ben Trousdale > > --- In [email protected], "Ed" <Loizeaux@> wrote: > > > > > Ed, > > > I always thought that the big black smoke cloud meant the steam engine > > > was aplying more horsepower to move up certain grade conditions but after > > > leveling off the smoke turned white or disapeared as horsepower was met > > > for flat rail and speed conditions. > > > Alan Lambert > > > > Alan... > > > > Assuming your description to be accurate, this is a great specification for > > a Digital Smoke System (DSS). The DSS should be able to adjust the smoke's > > color and volume for each speed step. More volume and more color under > > heavy load and vice versa for lesser loads. Tsunami already does that for > > the chuff-chuff volume by comparing the set speed step to the current > > actual speed step. And Zimo decoders have an accessory smoke generator > > with a fan which is controlled by the decoder so that individual puffs > > emanate at the rate of four per wheel revolution. The puffs can actually > > be synchronized to the position of the wheels via a cam on the axle. > > > > So the electronic and mechanical issues are fairly well solved. It is the > > chemistry that is not yet fully developed and needs improvement. If we > > could only add some color to political hot air and capture it in a pressure > > can, we might have something to use. > > > > Until a really fantastic DSS is created, my layout room will remain a smoke > > free environment for health reasons. But I would not mind changing that > > some day -- at least for one loop around the mainline. > > > > Cheers....Ed L. > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
