OT: Steam Shovels [Was: Re: using new technology on old machines. Was: PDP-12 Restoration at the RICM]

[Alexander Schreiber]

On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 08:25:46AM +0200, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 09:26:38PM +0200, Alexander Schreiber wrote:
> > 
> > That has been done before for production purposes. I kid you not.
> 
> I believe you. I found this on youtube, looks like the have some sort of 
> generator or boiler external to the shovel. Perhaps it's compressed air?
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM2lmAjwVWs

It looks suspiciously like a compressed air hookup. The fact that there
is no visible steam "escaping" just reinforces that impression.

Kind regards,
          Alex.
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