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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Rob Antonishen wrote:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel
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> Now this is what you need in the layout...not a piddly little boat lock :)
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> And the fact that it only uses 1.5kWh of power (like boiling 8
> kettles) to lift a boat is way cool. I'd plan a trip to Scotland just
> to see this bad boy...
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> -Rob A>
That seems to be a roundabout way of doing what they've been doing in
Peterborough for 100+ years--
http://sandysparky.net/blog/00000143.php
Of course, to get this thing to work on the energy of 8 kettles, you close the
gates manually and bail out a little water in the bottom chamber--gravity should
do the rest :)
Dave K
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| (URL) this is what you need in the layout...not a piddly little boat lock :) And the fact that it only uses 1.5kWh of power (like boiling 8 kettles) to lift a boat is way cool. I'd plan a trip to Scotland just to see this bad boy... -Rob A> (18 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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