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Darran Cowd Joined: 30/03/2009 Location: Caphouse Colliery View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Mystery Object at Caphouse
Posted: 01/09/2010 12:52:57 Reply | Quote Hi All, I don't know if many of you know but over the past two years we've been going through the collections at Caphouse and making sure we've still got what we should have and also catalguing items we didn't didn't know we had - obviously in a more organised fashion than I've just described! One thing we have come across is an odd piece of clear acrylic with some passages and a resevoir machined into it containind a red liquid and a graduated scale, no one here recognises it although guesses have included a clinometer, pressure tester (ventilation or otherwise) or a one off piece of lab equipment. (click image to open full size image in new window) If anyones got an idea I'd be really pleased to hear from you! Darran IP: 95.177.10.234 Edited: 01/09/2010 13:00:34 by Darran Cowd |
parkus Joined: 13/02/2009 Location: Durham City View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Mystery Object at Caphouse
Posted: 01/09/2010 13:02:00 Reply | Quote I'd say either pressure-related, or perhaps used for navigation? IP: 82.68.180.46 |
Morlock Joined: 31/07/2008 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Mystery Object at Caphouse
Posted: 01/09/2010 13:50:51 Reply | Quote Some sort of manometer? based on the pic I'd guess the instrument would be set at the angle dictated by the level vial and looking at the scale and separator chambers it was designed to survive out of range inputs. Strange that it appears to be adjustable but also has fixing holes. IP: 86.23.101.20 Edited: 01/09/2010 13:52:34 by Morlock |
ttxela Joined: 04/09/2007 Location: Cambs View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Mystery Object at Caphouse
Posted: 01/09/2010 13:51:44 Reply | Quote Looks like a more complex version of the sort of manometer you have on air filter boxes so you can monitor the resistance across it as the filter blocks? IP: 91.143.75.2 |
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Darran Cowd Joined: 30/03/2009 Location: Caphouse Colliery View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Mystery Object at Caphouse
Posted: 01/09/2010 15:53:09 Reply | Quote Dear All, Thanks for the posts so far, I think ttxela may be on to something, we do have the odd underground dust filtration/supression units in the collection (microdyne for instance). Of course when these things turn up on site the ventilation experts among our ex NCB/BC staff are enjoying the delights of fairer climbs away from a school holiday crazed Caphouse (not that I'm compaining, its nice to see the place busy!)... If anyone else has any ideas though they'll gratefully be received! Darran 
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Brakeman Joined: 10/10/2007 Location: Cheshire View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Mystery Object at Caphouse
Posted: 01/09/2010 16:58:37 Reply | Quote It looks like a form of an inclined tube manometer for measuring low pressure. -- The management thanks you for your co operation. IP: 86.170.208.69 |
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Phil Ford Joined: 01/05/2008 Location: Caernarfon View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Mystery Object at Caphouse
Posted: 01/09/2010 17:42:04 Reply | Quote It looks like part of an air pressure measuring and sender unit that we used in a large booster fan installation. It measured the pressure difference either side of the fans, it had a sender unit that sent readings to the control room computer, any change in the output of the booster fans was picked up straight away along with changes in electrical power that could indicate a possible fault developing. IP: 81.158.94.112 |
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