Pyle National Turbo generator MO-6

This forum is dedicated to the Live Steam Hobbyist Community.

Moderators: cbrew, Harold_V

User avatar
atsfsteam
Posts: 25
Joined: Sat Aug 09, 2014 5:13 pm
Location: Granbury, TX

Re: Pyle National Turbo generator MO-6

Post by atsfsteam »

Thank You for the info. Went to MagCloud.com and Got a copy of the Fall 2006 Home Railway Journal with Moseley's drawings for the regulator. Now to see if I can get it made, I am not a machinist nor do I have a lathe or mill.
Just hope my generator is operational. :lol:
J.T. Bailey
Box Cab & 4-6-2 Pacific
SWLS,HALS & IBLS
User avatar
Gary Armitstead
Posts: 279
Joined: Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:35 am
Location: Burbank, CA

Re: Pyle National Turbo generator MO-6

Post by Gary Armitstead »

atsfsteam wrote:Thank You for the info. Went to MagCloud.com and Got a copy of the Fall 2006 Home Railway Journal with Moseley's drawings for the regulator. Now to see if I can get it made, I am not a machinist nor do I have a lathe or mill.
Just hope my generator is operational. :lol:
John,

I just called Mike at RRSC and asked about his regulator. He said that his regulator doesn't work very well for the Moseley generator. His regulator is used mainly for the oil burner and works great for THAT application. He did comment that he has two regulators made by Moseley, but they are in a set of two Moseley generators he has in his possession now :).
Gary Armitstead
Burbank, CA
Member LALS since 1980
Member Goleta Valley Railroad Club 1980-1993
User avatar
dnevil
Posts: 373
Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:19 am
Location: Springtown, Texas
Contact:

Re: Pyle National Turbo generator MO-6

Post by dnevil »

I'v been collecting all the information I could find on Francis Moseley and his generators. You can probably find what you are looking for in one of these articles:

http://ibls.org/mediawiki/index.php?tit ... is_Moseley

http://ibls.org/mediawiki/index.php?tit ... _Generator

Regards,
Daris
Daris Nevil
IBLS Secretary
North American Region
http://www.ibls.org
Rich_Carlstedt
Posts: 1754
Joined: Sat Dec 21, 2002 12:16 am
Location: Green Bay Wisconsin USA
Contact:

Re: Pyle National Turbo generator MO-6

Post by Rich_Carlstedt »

Just a postnote on the diaphragm construction for the regulator.
Francis used a larger (1" OD) rubber diaphragm and cut out the center.
The commercial diaphragm had a dimple in the middle that conformed to the profile
of the piston. I am not sure what the full size unit was for or the part number, or the source, but it was not a custom item .
I can post a picture of one here a bit later

Rich

PS
Thanks Matt ...had a brain fart
Rich_Carlstedt
Posts: 1754
Joined: Sat Dec 21, 2002 12:16 am
Location: Green Bay Wisconsin USA
Contact:

Re: Pyle National Turbo generator MO-6

Post by Rich_Carlstedt »

Image

This is a picture of the commercial rubber diaphragm used by Francis
The OD is 1.25" and the ID of the recess as seen on the left image is 1"
The dimple makes it very flexible

Rich
Post Reply