Another addition to the collection, this MM2, which replaces the one previously in the collection. More research has shown that this model could actually be 1967-1975.
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@HughJarse19686 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a very helpful video. I use 120-130ml of water in my MM2, no spitting of water on starting, and there's about 70ml left after a 15 minute run.
@neilhamilton54694 жыл бұрын
Had one of these as a kid - aged 11 or 12. Used to fill it up from the tap and with meths straight from the bottle - no measuring. Loved the smell of steam and meths - happy days. Could never get it to drive any Meccano builds though
@MamodFan0110 жыл бұрын
This is interesting because I have a mm2 in the red box but it has a solid fuel burner which it is meant to have and a water level plug
@PLAYINGAROUND10 жыл бұрын
My info' doesn't state that the box changed to any other design after the red window carton was introduced in 1965. The water level plug was added in 1975 and the solid fuel burner was added to export models in 1976. Home market models came with the solid fuel burner as standard in 1977 and there's no mention of any box changes after the above mentioned 1965 date. The models were discontinued in March 1979, being replaced by the SP2 in the same year.
@PIP0137 жыл бұрын
Sorted this one is mine,so as you say before 1975,l measured my water,been a chef l would,it was 150ml,thanks for the film,am enjoying watching them and having the films to help me to run my engines,today my mamod wagon,got a blue one and a green one,going to run the green one today,thanks.
@PLAYINGAROUND7 жыл бұрын
I must add a nice green SW1 to my collection one day.
@PIP0137 жыл бұрын
l have a very old one 1973,never been burnt,l am going to burn it,see no point in polishing them,l want to enjoy running them,cheers Bob.
@PLAYINGAROUND7 жыл бұрын
Just so you know Bob, the term is "fired", or "steamed".
@PLAYINGAROUND10 жыл бұрын
My MM2 has just been fitted to my Meccano warehouse to drive a dynamo for lighting.
@MamodFan0110 жыл бұрын
Oh ok didn't realise thanks for the info love your videos
@PLAYINGAROUND10 жыл бұрын
No problem. Glad you like them
@TheShowgirl257 жыл бұрын
Fill the boiler with rain water. You'll be amazed how much longer she will run!
@PLAYINGAROUND7 жыл бұрын
Filtered rain water, yes. Not sure if the legth of run will be that much different though.
@tonywright82945 жыл бұрын
Please don’t call them she! It’s a steam engine!
@HughJarse19684 ай бұрын
@@PLAYINGAROUND Probably means over a period of time due to less calcification.
@seandodds713810 жыл бұрын
Hi, you seem to know your stuff, just wondered if you can you fit a whistle to the MM2, and if so, does it just go where the water cap is???
@PLAYINGAROUND10 жыл бұрын
Hello and thanks. No you can't fit a whistle to a MM2, at least not without major surgery. What you describe as a water cap is a safety valve, which lifts when excess steam is created, thus releasing excess pressure and stopping the possibility of blowing up the boiler. No steam engine should be run without a safety valve, although there were a few non Mamod ones that didn't have one back in the early 1930's. Hope this helps.
@roystonrichards33684 жыл бұрын
Are you from Birmingham?
@PLAYINGAROUND4 жыл бұрын
No. Black Country.
@roystonrichards33684 жыл бұрын
@@PLAYINGAROUND I am from Handsworth, but now in Australia. You sound very similar to me.
@stanleycarter627510 жыл бұрын
I got 1 today's
@stanleycarter627510 жыл бұрын
And I have a showmans and a steam car and a marine engine