I've had so many comments like yours that I feel the need to reply here. I have never received or heard any negative comments about running this engine, which I seldom run more than twice a year, and then for only a minute or until the fuel runs out. Think I have more reason to complain about the noises my neighbours make! Anyway, thanks for watching.🙂
Just saw this video! I have a 102 that I have been working on. Machined an adaptor to fit a large truck starter to the inlet gear case. Controlling it through an aftermarket golf cart motor controller. This lets me control the torque application. Now I just need to built a control box and do a test run! A couple questions: can I just blank off the bleed air connections? What are you using for ignitor exciter? I have a couple but the leads seem to be the most difficult thing to find.
Hi, the bleed air connections can be blanked off. I made my own ignitor and connectors. Think that you can see the box beneath the engine in the video. It operates off an integral 11volt Lithium battery. The starter motor is a 24volt, 5.6kW Bosch, drawing around 400,500,700 Amps in three stages. I use car starter relays to handle the currents. Oh, ignitor units do come up on ebay. Bought one to play with from rays-teksurplus.com a while ago for £58. Made by Plessey. Pete
I am fascinated by the idea of someone having a working turbine engine in a 30ft-garden. Lol. Leaf blowing will not be an issue in those 30ft I guess :D
Looking at fuel consumption, this and other reasons is why we don't use these [gas turbine] engines in land vehicles like automobiles, train locomotives and sea going vehicles/vessels like ships and submarines. Plus the fact that for a relatively simple design, they are still incredibly expensive. I don't mind reciprocating engines at the moment, though. My 12.5 horsepower tractors consume that amount of fuel (this case, gasoline, or petrol for the UK across the pond and Australia and New Zealand) over more than four hours versus this being a few minutes.
