Wilhelm Schroder D-58477 User manual

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D-58477Lüdenscheid D-58511Lüdenscheid
Important!
Neveroperatethe machinewithout
safetyvalve.Onlyuse WILESCO
steam engineoil anddryfuel
tablets!
D70
130 ml
printed2006
Caution! Importantinformationandsafetyprecautions!
1.Forsafetyreasons,childrenshouldonlyusethe
SteamEngine undersupervision of adults(recommen-
ded age:from14 years). While theEngineis running andun-
tilthe completecooling,the SteamEnginemust beunder
constantobservation.
2.Eachirregularityinthe course ofthe runningof the SteamEngine hastobe car-
ried outonlyby acompetentandauthorizedpersonorby WILESCO themselves.
Otherwise anyguarantee expires.
3.Any unauthorizedalteration,repair or manipulation tothe standardspecification
willalso invalidatethe guarantee unlessthe damageisaproduction fault.
4.The partswhichare understeampressure,as boiler,spring loaded safetyvalve
etc.leave ourpremisesonlyaftera100%control.The springloadedsafetyvalve
hasnottobemisplaced. Therunningof the SteamEnginewithoutanyspring
loadedsafetyvalveis not authorized. The spring loaded valve mustbe checked
beforeeachrunning withapressiononthespring orasmallpullontheuppervalve
rod.Iflimeresiduesthroughhardwaterareonthespringloadedvalve,the valve
mustbechangedimmediately.
5.High temperatures: theprinciples onwhichyourSteamEngineoperatesmean
that the burnertray,theboiler,the boilerhousing,the spring loaded safetyvalve,
the steampipes,the chimney etc.becomeveryhot.Donottouchinorder toavoid
the riskofburns.
6.Safetyprecautions: While the steamshipisrunning,take carethatchildren do
nottouchanyofthe moving parts.
7.Dangerif theboilerisheated withoutenoughwater! Always en-
surethat the SteamEngine hasenough waterinthe boilerwhilerun-
ning.Itisrecommendedtorefillwaterwhen addingnewdry fueltab-
lets. Thewatermustbevisible always atleastatthelower water
gauge,otherwise thejointsbecomeleakingandtheboilerwillbe des-
tructed. Any followingclaim, damage orconsequentialdamage cannot
beaccepted. Ifaleakoccursintheboileroranyother partwhere waterorsteames-
cape, stoptheSteamEngine immediately (removethe burnertray). Any necessa-
ryrepair shouldonlybe carriedoutbyauthorized trainedstaffor at the WILESCO
factory.
8.The SteamEngine meetsallsafetystandardsandrequirements.Everyboiler has
beensubmitted toabursting pressure andwater test of5bar. Theoperation
pressure isupto1,5bar.
9. Pleasekeep the instructions in asafeplace.
10. Before the AfricanQueencansetsail,somepartshave tobemountedonit.
Please follow thepicturesandtheirdescription.
a. Roof
Pushthe bracketsthroughthe pockets ofthe clothroof.
Thenarrowsidesof the clothroofhave tobelocated on
the snappedside oftheroofbracket.
b. Flags
Fixthe bigflag
onthe mast ac-
cording tothe
picture,perpendi-
cularlytotheholeunderneath.
c.Fixation eyeletsand nameplate
(African Queen)
Screw4fixationeyeletsintheholes
planned fortheminthebow. Screw
onefixationeyeletat the rearofthe
shipsothatit ishorizontal.
Putthe nameplates"African
Queen"5-10 sec.inwater andthen
onthe bow accordingtothepicture.
d.Helm
Pushthe helmthroughthe eyeletin
the rearandpushit inthe hole be-
hind theship‘spropellor.Then push
the woodentiller onthehelmlinka-
ge.Weadvise younottosticktoo
firmlybecause thishastoberemo-
vedifthe steamshipisfitted infutu-
rewitharemotecontrol.

e. Steamwhistleand chimney
First ofallfitthesteam whistleinthe holeoppositethe
steam pipe.Tieuponlywiththespannerprovided with
the boat. Donottighten byturning the leveras thiswill
bedamaged.Whenyou screw inthe steamwhistle,the
leverwiththe chainshouldpointoutwards(useseals if
necessary) sothatthe chainoperatingthe whistledoes
notcome incontact withtheboiler.Pullthechain
gentlytooperatethe
whistle.
Note: Thesteam
whistle canbe usedto
checkanyoverpressu-
reintheboilerorbeforeoiling tocheck whether
the boileris stillunder
pressure.Thenfit the
chimney on the chim-
ney pipe.Please watch
that the exhaust steam
pipe integratedinthe
chimney is indirection
ofthe condenser(see
pointf).Theexhaust
steampipe fromthecylinderisleadingalso inthe con-
denser.
f. Installation ofthecondensatetank
Raise slightlyandcarefullythe exhauststeampipe co-
ming fromthe cylinder,placethe condensatetankinthe
sinkingplannedforit inthe
woodenboardandputtheex-
hauststeampipe inoneofboth
holeswhichare inthecovedof
the condensatetank.Putthe ex-
hauststeampipe leading tothe
chimney intheotherholeof the
condenser.
g. Mastand rigging
Putthe flagpoleinthe guide plannedforit andturnit so
that the flag showsbackwards.
h.Mountingofthemast
Fixthemastcordsaccording to
the picturetooneoftheeye-
lets,pullit through the holeunderneaththe flag andfix
it on the corresponding eyeleton the otherside ofthe
mast. Repeat this procedure withthe secondmastcord.
i. Roofand flags
Placethe roofinthe holesplannedforit ininthe rear.
Please watch thatthe bentroofgirdershave tobepla-
ced intherear holes.Two holes,one inthe bowand
oneinthe rearoftheship, are forbothflags.
11. Initialoperation
Tooilthecylinder:
There must notbeanysteam pressure intheboiler.
Checkitby operatingthesteamwhistle.Onlythen
turnofftheoilfillerscrewandfill WILESCO
Steam EngineOil(item nr.Z 83)while turning the
flywheelseveraltimes sothatthe oil isdrawnin.
Oilagainwhenyourefillfueltabletssothat the
piston doesnotseize (2-3dropsoil areenoughfor
approx. 10mnrunning time).Oil lightlyallofthe
bearings,linkagesandtheshaft.Beforerefilling
the boilerwithwater,checkbyoperating the
steam whistle if nosteam pressureisinthe boiler.
Unscrewthespring loadedvalve andfill theboiler
withthe funnelapprox.tothe3/4(upperwater gau-
ge),ifpossiblewithwarmwater.Thefunnelshould
raise slightlysothat the air canescapefromthe boi-
ler.Useonlydeficientinlimewater or,better,water
withoutanylimee.g.distilledwater.
Placetwolayersofdry fueltablets intheburner slide
(the lowertabletsflat andthe uppertablets on the
irs
ides,nomore than
3pcs.).Then lightthe tablets.Use onlytheoriginalWILESCOburner
slide. Caution:Becauseof the risk ofdangerfromanopenflame,
alwaystakethenecessarysafetyprecautions.
Theburnerslideisadjustable.Theoxygensupplyandthe flameheight
canbeadjustedbymovingthe burnerslide inrelationtothe air holes.Beforead-
ding new dry fueltablets, alwayscheck the waterlevelandrefillthe boilerwithwa-
tertoensurethattheboilerdoesnotrundry. Theratiooffueltabletstothe quantity
ofwaterintheboilerisdesignedsothatthe boilercannotrundrywithoutany ad-
ded fuel tablets. Important: Aftertheheating process,removetheburnerslide
fromtheguidewhilstitisstillwarm, otherwise unburntfuelmay cause theslide
tostick. Ifthe slide becomesstuck,it canberemovedbytilting it slightlytothe left
andright.
To preventunpleasantsmells,the fueltabletsshouldbecompletelyburntout-they
shouldnotbe blownout.If thereisnotenough waterintheboiler,place the burner
slide onametalplateuntilthe tabletshave burnedoutcompletely.
Dangerif theboileris heated withoutenough water!
Always ensure that the Steam Enginehasenoughwater intheboiler while running.
Itisrecommendedtorefillwater when adding newdry fueltablets. Thewater
mustbevisible always at leastatthelower watergauge,otherwise thejointsbe-
comeleaking andtheboilerwill bedestructed.Anyfollowing claim, damage or
consequential damage cannotbeaccepted. Ifaleakoccursintheboilerorany other
part wherewaterorsteamescape, stopthe SteamEngineimmediately (remove
the burner trayandoperatethe steamwhistle). Any necessaryrepair hastobe car-
ried outonlybyauthorizedtrainedstafforat WILESCO.
12. RC steering
There is asmallroominthe rearareaofthe shipforthe RC steering.After having
removedbothpins, youcanpullthe woodenboardforwards. Youcanmountinthis
areaastandardRCsteeringwhichcansteer therudder.
13.After theuseofthe SteamEngine andits cooling,theEngineshouldbeservi-
ced.Pouroutany waterleft inthe boiler.Forthis,unscrewthe spring loaded valve
andtake off allof the looseparts before tipping over themodel. Be
verycarefulif thewaterisstill hot! Anywater left inthe boilercan-
notdo anydamage, butmightleave sedimentonthe water gauge.Any
limeformation on the watergaugeorintheboilerhave nottobe remo-
vedinanycaseusing vinegaror corrosive agent (advise:use alime
dissolvingagentwhichdoesnotattackthe brassandthe solder).The
building ofsoodonthelowerside ofthe boilerdoesnotinfluence thefunctionand
canbe removedwithabrush.Finally, dry themodelusing aclean cloth.
14. Storageof theboat
Woodis anaturalproduct.Inordertomaintainthe valueofthe steamship,this
shouldbestoredat room temperature andat arelative humidityof40-70 %. Inca-
seofdirect solarradiation thewoodcanchange colour.
Guarantee:
15.AllWILESCO SteamEnginesarecarefullycheckedbeforeleaving thefactory.
Howeverif aproblemarises,wewillbehelpyouorcarry outrepairs.Youcanre-
turnthe steamshiptoaspecializeddistributorordirectlytoWILESCO. Wearesu-
reyouwill understand thatalready firedorusedmodels cannot be exchanged
fornewones. Themost frequentsclaimsareleakingboilers.Thesolderwill be
destroyedifit isnotenoughwaterinthe boiler.Insuchcases,the solderliquefy
drop-shapedandthe boilerbecomesleaking.This isanobviousproofthat the boi-
ler wasfiredwithoutenoughwater. Pleasewatchalwayscarefullythe waterle-
vel becausetheheating withoutadequatewaterlevel excludesanydemand for
guarantee.
This model isonlymeantforthe abovedescribed function.
Technicaldata canbeamendedwithoutprior notice.
TheWILESCO-Teamwishes youalotof pleasurewithyour SteamEngine and
"weigh theanchor!"