Leicester Thumper Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Hi all, A friend gave this to me as a gift back in 2008 or '09 and it has been sat in my back garden ever since (stood up quite well if I'm honest!). I am having a slight clearout as I not only have a lack of indoor room for said item and other bulky things but also because money is tight and I wish to say the money used and put it in a savings account ready for the future, as I have a distinct lack of money whenever something important crops up! I would also like to know approximately what on earth this thing is worth, I don't want to give it away and I don't want to charge to much it will be sold by the appropriate means so mods, you don't have to worry about this being a 'for sale' thread or advert because that is not the intention. here are some pictures of it, and I do hope some of our signalmen members have an answer. and yes, I know, those are some cobwebs!!! Many Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
csvt2004 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 It looks like a base for a compensator. A sort of double crank put in point rodding runs to compensate for changes in temperature. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Thumper Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 Ahh right I see, thanks for that! so i take it it did a sort of compensation as regards to expansion and shrinkage of metal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted March 18, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2012 Ahh right I see, thanks for that! so i take it it did a sort of compensation as regards to expansion and hrinkage of metal? The compensator plays a key role in balancing out the forces involved in opperating a point, as well as ensuring the ammount of movement required to move a set of points does not change. Compensators would normally be sited about halfway along the rodding, the exact placement is determined by doing a few sums and getting it wrong makes life very hard for the signalman. In theory during peroids of hot weather, because of its position in the middle of the rodding run any expansion in the rodding run between the lever and the compensator will be matched by expansion between the compensator and the point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Your local preserved railway will probably want it, but historically it is probably worth more in scrap value. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 18, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2012 Your local preserved railway will probably want it, but historically it is probably worth more in scrap value. It won't be much use without the correct pattern and size of cranks - more a curio (none too common a one at that I would think) or scrap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Thumper Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 The compensator plays a key role in balancing out the forces involved in opperating a point, as well as ensuring the ammount of movement required to move a set of points does not change. Compensators would normally be sited about halfway along the rodding, the exact placement is determined by doing a few sums and getting it wrong makes life very hard for the signalman. In theory during peroids of hot weather, because of its position in the middle of the rodding run any expansion in the rodding run between the lever and the compensator will be matched by expansion between the compensator and the point. Right I got you. Your local preserved railway will probably want it, but historically it is probably worth more in scrap value. i had that feeling. It won't be much use without the correct pattern and size of cranks - more a curio (none too common a one at that I would think) or scrap. and I agree with the curio. its certainly different, its the only one i have ever seen up close. some chap just bought a Signal I had to seel due to space restrictions so he might be interested in it yet, he collects transport stuff and curios, he has quite a collection! lol anyway thanks for letting me know what it is! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 It won't be much use without the correct pattern and size of cranks - more a curio (none too common a one at that I would think) or scrap. I know for a fact we've got the correct pattern/size of cranks in stock without bases because I've shown this picture to our S&T technician! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 19, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2012 I know for a fact we've got the correct pattern/size of cranks in stock without bases because I've shown this picture to our S&T technician! Sounds like a marriage made in Fazakerley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Thumper Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 I know for a fact we've got the correct pattern/size of cranks in stock without bases because I've shown this picture to our S&T technician! Message me if it's any use to you and we'll see if we can agree with something Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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