[SEL] Mt Wilson Fairbanks Morse - Gas Engine Mag

[David Rotigel]

Arnie and I went through the engine house and the observatory years  
ago while attending the Tulare Show. It was great to "revisit" the  
engine via Larry's article!
	Dave


On May 16, 2008, at 4:38 PM, Listerdiesel wrote:

> 2008/5/16 Frank DeWitt <Frank at lbpinc.com>:
>> I was delighted to see the Fairbanks Morse 50 HP engine on the cover
>> of Gas Engine Magazine.
>>
>> I am one of many that Larry Evans has introduced to the engine. He is
>> a great host and the rest of the Mt Wilson Observatory Is also a
>> antique mechanical wonder.  Larry mentions in the article how they
>> had to protect the DC switch gear, that is because much of the
>> observatory is still 120 VDC and most of the switch gear is wide open
>> knife switches ETC.  See more of the engine at his web site.
>> http://www.oldengine.org/members/levans/  It is a great engine, and
>> not a bad hot water heater.
>>
>> I highly recommend the article and a visit.
>>
>> Frank
>
> We also did the tour with Larry and Ken and our friends Tim & Sally.
>
> Snow on the ground in April, but what a fantastic place and wouldn't
> have missed that for anything!
>
> Peter