James Field
New Member
Hi all, I'm a complete novice as far as electronics are concerned, but have been railroad modelling for a few years since retirement and want to move up from electric motor power to proper steam powered models but in a small scale (Not 16mm like the garden railways but around 1:32 to 1:24 scale largest). If I use conventional method of gas or meths for raising steam then I run into problems concerning indoor running as far as public displays are concerned so seeing as one manufacturer (Hornby) managed to produce a live steam Loco in OO gauge picking up power from the tracks I would like to emulate the same but have not been able to solicit how they achieved this.
Can anyone advise as to how this is done (or how it could be achieved)? Can low voltage heater elements be capable of raising steam in a boiler? or does it require a special type of generator and if so does anyone know of a UK supplier?
Regards James
Can anyone advise as to how this is done (or how it could be achieved)? Can low voltage heater elements be capable of raising steam in a boiler? or does it require a special type of generator and if so does anyone know of a UK supplier?
Regards James