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No Parking Zone! => Off Topic, Off Colour, and non-motorcycle related => Topic started by: pault on July 28, 2015, 08:51:26 AM

Title: bottle test,wasting time??
Post by: pault on July 28, 2015, 08:51:26 AM
Thinking about a cheap low presure air tank. pic here is of a 2 litre drink bottle pumped up with hydraulic pump set up. bottle filled with water the only air is in the tube feeding the gauge, so while there might be lots of pressure there is no volume, therefore little danger. Bottle blew at 110 psi plus. the bottle swallowed more than 120ml as it expanded. The pump set up came from a testing program for sub miniature steam boilers, 2" dia mostly, Went over 1000psi. Only 1/4" ram, tried 3/8" to find it too hard.
Title: Re: bottle test,wasting time??
Post by: Biggles on July 28, 2015, 09:14:11 AM
I think I follow the experiment.
Where does the drink bottle go on an ST?
Title: Re: bottle test,wasting time??
Post by: pault on July 28, 2015, 11:32:01 AM
in pannier or if one has a rear rack , move tail lights back and mount it there, looking at air for a train horn
Title: Re: bottle test,wasting time??
Post by: Biggles on July 28, 2015, 12:24:43 PM
in pannier or if one has a rear rack , move tail lights back and mount it there, looking at air for a train horn

Ah yes!  I hadn't thought of fitting that farkle.       :think1

It will immediately appeal to Wildrose.
Title: Re: bottle test,wasting time??
Post by: Brock on July 28, 2015, 02:11:13 PM
You would barely get a peep out of the horn, not enough volume.
Title: Re: bottle test,wasting time??
Post by: Abe on July 28, 2015, 02:42:40 PM
Use an old fire extinguisher  :thumbs  They come in various sizes.

Some 4WD people use them and have them attached to the chassis rails.
Title: Re: bottle test,wasting time??
Post by: StinkyPete on July 28, 2015, 03:34:25 PM
Here's some brief information on the working pressures of fire extinguishers.  (100 - 200 psi)

http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/VictoriaPoon.shtml (http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/VictoriaPoon.shtml)
Title: Re: bottle test,wasting time??
Post by: Wild Rose on July 28, 2015, 03:37:29 PM
in pannier or if one has a rear rack , move tail lights back and mount it there, looking at air for a train horn

Ah yes!  I hadn't thought of fitting that farkle.       :think1

It will immediately appeal to Wildrose.

I want one  ++
Title: Re: bottle test,wasting time??
Post by: StinkyPete on July 28, 2015, 03:52:47 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWy8OqbqvcM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWy8OqbqvcM)

Some people have too  much time on their hands.  :eek