Nope. that's the flywheel. See all those square indents around
the outside, middle? that's to hand crank the engine. Put a big
bar in those holes.


"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
nk.net...
I don't think that is a flywheel with all that stuff in the
middle. It is
the end of the housing frame for the generator/alternator. If
it was a
flywheel, why is the outer circumference unpainted? It looks
like some type
of variable reluctance mechanism.

Amen!




"DSK" wrote in message
...
Scotty wrote:
I took a Skinner, single cyl., horizontal steam engine out
to IN
last week. I think it's a Multi Flow.
These are the 3 big pieces to it. The smaller stuff will
come
later.

http://www.enter.net/photoalbum/data...non/920863.JPG
http://www.enter.net/photoalbum/data...non/525767.JPG


The crank / flywheel / rotor assy. Weighs 9 ton.

http://www.enter.net/photoalbum/data/sbvernon/38778.JPG


This is the sister engine, one serial # apart. We set this
one up
about 10 years ago.
It's very dark in the powerhouse, so most pics came out too
dark.

http://www.enter.net/photoalbum/data...non/621374.JPG
http://www.enter.net/photoalbum/data...non/197707.JPG



Thanks Scott. I haven't seen any like that, looks like the
slide valve is
built into the bearing housing. What's all that stuff in the
middle of the
flywheel do?

Sure looks heavy!

DSK