Re: Fan Cirkut operating info. needed.

[James Young <jamiehy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I'm meeting a lady Saturday who has her grandfather's Cirkut and wants me
>to explain all there is to know. From her description, I'm pretty sure it
>is a fan #6 Outfit. All my experience is with governor drives. Can anyone
>give me a quicky lesson in how the operation of a fan Cirkut might be
>different? I understand the different fans give differerent speeds. If she
>doesn't have any fans, can it be run with no fan (what approx. speed)?
>Other than attaching a fan, I assume you wind it up and use it like any
>other Cirkut. Can it be this simple? If I get talked into cleaning and
>lubing the magazine, is there anything different on taking one apart
>compared to later Cirkuts?

I would recommend not running it without a fan. It's pretty hard on the
mechanism. If she doesn't have fans, she should get them from Jim Johnson.
Running  with no fans, the speed is upwards of 1/30th of a sec. Taking
apart the mechanism is relatively easy - a few less parts than the governor
model. It's pretty much like a governor model , with a couple of extra
levers at the bottom. Jamie