commando1
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Probably all it took was a little 50/50 acetone/ATF, eh?
I love this stuff.
I love this stuff.
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Enterprise DSG-36 Antique Diesel Engine First Fire up
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Nice. LOL!
What is it's purpose?
Hillbilly whole house generator???
What is it's purpose?
Hillbilly whole house generator???
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A giant PTO! That thing could run a big sawmill, hell probably 2!
Mr. Haney probably sold it to those guys. LOL!
commando1
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Crazy!!!!
Like Matt said, it's just a big PTO.
Like Matt said, it's just a big PTO.
There was numerous relics all over the "Restricted Area" at the Proving Ground. The CG (Commanding General) was flying over the area several years ago and said it all needs to go because it made the test area look like gigantic junk yard from the air. It was all demilitarized and sent to recyclers. Some of it dated back to World War I.
We even had the ENIAC at the Proving Ground...
ENIAC was designed to calculate artillery firing tables for the United States Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory.[SUP][4][/SUP][SUP][5][/SUP] When ENIAC was announced in 1946 it was heralded in the press as a "Giant Brain".[SUP][6][/SUP] It had a speed of one thousand times that of electro-mechanical machines. It was formally accepted by the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps in July 1946. ENIAC was shut down on November 9, 1946 for a refurbishment and a memory upgrade, and was transferred to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland in 1947. There, on July 29, 1947, it was turned on and was in continuous operation until 11:45 p.m. on October 2, 1955.[SUP][2]
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Parts of the ENIAC computer are on display all over the world today.
commando1
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Yep, I remember those too. Everyone knew exactly which one to pull out of their TV to get tested and or replaced if it didn't have that little orange or white glow or it was burnt.
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Hell, even I remember those!
I remember that the TV's had a particle cardboard back on them and a couple of screws later you were looking into the guts of the TV.
Now you have a to be a FN rocket scientist to take a flat screen apart.......and put it back together again so it works! LOL!!!
Now you have a to be a FN rocket scientist to take a flat screen apart.......and put it back together again so it works! LOL!!!
I'm 37 and when I was kid I used to go on service calls with my father. He was an electronics tech. TV repair was part of his business. I remember him working on some tube TV's, high end audio amps with tubes, and radios. I can even remember the tube tester at his shop.
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I don't know exactly when it disappeared from the corner drug store but I had to be at least 7 cause that's when we moved to the new hood. I also remember the old hood was filthy with them.
I like the big old machinery myself and I have a tube tester that was my Dad's... and yes, I know how to use it.
The old stuff is just different for me. I look at old machinery and think of the guys that built it and the people that used it over the years. The new stuff is nice... I love smart phones and the like.... but it has no "soul".
The old stuff is just different for me. I look at old machinery and think of the guys that built it and the people that used it over the years. The new stuff is nice... I love smart phones and the like.... but it has no "soul".
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commando1
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WW II Navy ship engine surplus.
Repurposed as a power generator in a remote area.
The guy:
http://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98284
DSG = Diesel Stationary (Marine) Generator.
Repurposed as a power generator in a remote area.
The guy:
http://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98284
DSG = Diesel Stationary (Marine) Generator.
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