Bossman games Stanier 8f

[MARRIANNE]

Has anyone managed to get any water into the boiler while on the move ???
i have followed the manual to the letter and no joy so tried tweaking the trimmers still no joy
is this a bug ????? running in 64bit, gunna try 32 bit now

[Highball Simulation]

Originally posted by QRZ:

Has anyone managed to get any water into the boiler while on the move ???
i have followed the manual to the letter and no joy so tried tweaking the trimmers still no joy
is this a bug ????? running in 64bit, gunna try 32 bit now

You can enable auto-fireman on the loco by lowering the fireman's seat, or use the one supplied with the sim.

[MARRIANNE]

Using a heavly weathered variant of the loco how can i check what condition the loco is in with a QD scenario
Hey railfan no probs firing the engine but have ascertained that water is getting into the boiler but she is such a poor steamer the injectors cannot keep up with the engines demand , you could normaly fire these off the back of the injector, so thinking this engine needs a overhaul and is in poor condition, if this is the case this is a great feature although more could have been said about this in the manual, i dont like clean engines 8-)

[ginger-welsh]

The loco has 5 different conditions, denoted in the loco number.

4.17 Locomotive Condition
The locomotive condition modes change the steaming performance. Condition 5 will
give you a loco in perfect condition, whereas lower numbers all the way down to 1
will give you worse locomotives. 5 simulates a locomotive “ex-works” with tight
joints and clean tubes etc. 1 simulates a leaky loco in run down condition, and will
thus be harder to drive/make steam.
Most locos in this pack are set to condition 5. However many are set to lower
conditions, which will give varied experiences in Quick Drive Scenarios.


Check section 4/12 in the manual.

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[Brutalist Ape]

Originally posted by QRZ:

Has anyone managed to get any water into the boiler while on the move ???
i have followed the manual to the letter and no joy so tried tweaking the trimmers still no joy
is this a bug ????? running in 64bit, gunna try 32 bit now

To add water to the boiler, you should press "O" and "L" as soon as the scenario starts. You may need to press the F5 hud to see the correct information for how much water is in the boiler, as the main display may or may not be correct.

I have several Bossman Games steam locomotives, and they all function the same way. I don't have the 8F, but I do have the Stanier class 5, the Jubilee, the Royal Scot, and the merchant navy.

I hope it was useful.

[MARRIANNE]

I can run the loco using both injectors and still the boiler water level will not rise, it is a few weeks since i last run the engine so i will give it another try today but if my memory serves me right the trimmers do not have to be touched until boiler pressure drops to 170 psi and i never let the pressure get that low. Regarding running injector at start of scenario i start with 100% water in the boiler, adding more water (in real life) is a really bad idea, i like to run with 2/3rds water so if i need to quite the safteys down i can. perhaps it is a problem just in QD or maybe it's me i dont know 8-)

[Highball Simulation]

Originally posted by QRZ:

I can run the loco using both injectors and still the boiler water level will not rise, it is a few weeks since i last run the engine so i will give it another try today but if my memory serves me right the trimmers do not have to be touched until boiler pressure drops to 170 psi and i never let the pressure get that low. Regarding running injector at start of scenario i start with 100% water in the boiler, adding more water (in real life) is a really bad idea, i like to run with 2/3rds water so if i need to quite the safteys down i can. perhaps it is a problem just in QD or maybe it's me i dont know 8-)

The water level display on the F4 HUD is wonky. I'd recommend using the F5 HUD instead.

[MARRIANNE]

i dont use the hud 8-)

[snipawulf04]

I seem to recall that I could never get water in the engine until I messed around with the trimmers, after that they worked fine. Maybe something to poke around with.

[MARRIANNE]

Originally posted by snipawulf04:

I seem to recall that I could never get water in the engine until I messed around with the trimmers, after that they worked fine. Maybe something to poke around with.

HEY 8-) must be something im doing has no one else seems to be having any issues, gunna try a scenario rather than quick drive see if that makes any difference, thanks

[trev123]

From the manual which you have to read. 4.7 Injectors
Both injectors on the loco can be toggled on or off with their respective keyboard
controls. Whilst the loco has water trimming valves, these are already set up in the
correct positions for operation. They will take a few seconds to “pick up”. However,
the water trimming valves may need to be adjusted when the boiler pressure drops
dramatically below the normal operating pressure.
For example, to use the Fireman's side injector:
 Injector Water Valve Right – Open by pressing L or by using the mouse
 Injector Steam Valve Right - Open by pressing O or by using the mouse
 You should hear the injector “pick up” after a few seconds by listening out for a
distinctive “singing” sound.
 If the boiler pressure is lower than around 200psi the injector may not work right
away. You will hear the sound of steam blowing out of the injector and you may need
to adjust the Water Trimmer Right until the injector “picks up”.

You can do this with the F4 HUD on. It just takes a bit of practice to find the sweet spot of the Steam valve. Firing you need to do this with the F5 HUD as you fill the fire box up by fire mass which displays in the F5 HUD and the correct fire mass is also in the manual.

[MARRIANNE]

just done a run up the long drag with 20x coal wagons all ok, firemans injector set to about ten-too the hour seems to work best engine is very thirsty but may need to tweak my settings, did not use the other injector steamed really well, dont know why was having problems with woodhead will give it another run there soon thanks for all your comments 8-)