Chuff experiment

DLRdan · Post by **DLRdan** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:05 pm

As you all know the exhaust can be made louder bya chuff pipe, but are there other ways ? Mamods have a sealed (mostly) smoke box so i thought i would try this on my Lawley so here is the result

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PCLR · Post by **PCLR** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:07 pm

the sounds a lot more realisetc, how did you seal the smoke box

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:26 pm

It does sound good, and of course will change with load so it won't sound like it's on a 12carr train while shunting, but what about pulling the flame out of the tube?

DLRdan · Post by **DLRdan** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:10 pm

In an accucraft smokebox there is a gap at the bottom to let the pipe work through, all i did was place a piece of aliminium on that gap. As far as i can tell Will it doesnt pull the fire at all

ACLR · Post by **ACLR** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:17 pm

great sound there Dan

grumpfuttock · Post by **grumpfuttock** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:39 pm

What a great sound.
Hmmmm... interesting... now I am wondering what it would sound like with a Summerlands Chuffer AND a sealed smokebox !

MTA · Post by **MTA** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:47 pm

grumpfuttock wrote:What a great sound.
Hmmmm... interesting... now I am wondering what it would sound like with a Summerlands Chuffer AND a sealed smokebox !

Volcanoes and thunder come to mind!

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:40 pm

Jolly good! Looks like it is worth investigating further...

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:07 pm

Hmmm... sounds good that. That, and like we discussed, a bark box would sound great! Maybe I'll have to try what you did on my Edrig.

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