MOTM

hello there,
it's an old 1920's model - so runs on meths (!!!) which is handy
the soundtrack isn't sync-ed to the picture - this was just my first  
attempt, the entire track is around 10 minutes long, the first six  
minutes are attempts at getting the transmission running :-)

no throttle on this thing - it's either running or it's stalled - but  
i guess with gearing i could adjust the rotational speed of the dynamo

not sure about a 5U panel - when my carpentry skills improve, i've a  
MFOS that's screaming out for another case

cheers
paul


On 31 Aug 2010, at 23:27, Richard Brewster wrote:

> Very interesting, Paul.  What's the fuel source for the steam  
> engine?  Could see the flame in there.  Was it slowing down at the  
> end because the engine was running down?  Now you need to add  
> voltage control to the steam engine to control the throttle!  And  
> make a 5U panel for it :)
>
> Richard Brewster
> http://pugix.com
>
> On 8/31/10 8:24 AM, Paul Bower wrote:
>>
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>> hello all,
>> i've been quiet for a while, i recently felt compelled to buy a  
>> steam engine on ebay, and then hatched a plan:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nsrPFEGPYg
>>
>> you'll recognise the MOTM120 sequence with a little variation  
>> courtesy of some CGS modules
>> the dynamo is just regulating the tempo of a MOTM320 LFO via it's V/ 
>> Oct input
>>
>> i did spend most of the bank holiday monday building a steam  
>> powered pulse generator (add a rotating disc and a pair of  
>> commutators) but the steam engine wasn't powerful enough to power  
>> my clunky transmission (bits of old tape machines, the shaft from a  
>> coffee percolator, bits of hard disk and a hairdryer)
>>
>> maybe next weekend :-)
>>
>> cheers
>> paul
>>
>> Paul Bower
>> Un! Recordings
>>
>> www.unrecordings.co.uk
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>> www.last.fm/label/Un%21/
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>

Paul Bower
Un! Recordings

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