Stationary Steam Engine Model 🇩🇪 (2023-05)

Views of Wilesco D20 stationary steam engine (~1968 model)
Firing up the stationary steam engine after decades on the shelf.
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Data:
10 cm diameter flywheel
Spring safety valve
Boiler volume: 500 cc
Heating: dry fuel
Steam whistle
Steam shut-off hand wheel valve
Double-acting cylinder system with 13 mm piston diameter and 16 mm stroke
Base dimensions: 29 x 35 cm
Net weight: 2.3 kg

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:45 Filling preheated water in the boiler using the red plastic funnel accessory
02:03 Removing the funnel and inserting the spring pressure valve
02:20 Hand-tighten the valve
02:30 Apply lubricant (oil) to the relevant points of lubrication at the cylinder, piston rod and bearings
04:04 Igniting the dry fuel tablets with a gas torch. The solid fuel tablets are used in camping stoves as well
04:27 Placing the burner under the boiler
05:01 Installing the transmission belt of the centrifugal regulator
06:13 Visual check of the system during pressure build-up
07:12 Pressure around 0.3 kg/cm²
07:39 Pressure at 1.0 kg/cm², whistle test
07:56 Opening the steam valve and tapping the flywheel to initiate rotation
08:11 Adjusting the rotation speed with the hand valve
09:14 Boiler pressure at 1.5 kg/cm²
10:34 Pressure almost 2.0 kg/cm² .The spring valve is releasing steam.
14:15 Showing steering rod and piston rod
14:33 Showing the flywheel
15:07 Checking the fuel situation
17:42 Outro