Dear Gork,
I was recently calibrating the boost cylinder in my Bosendorfer Robocolometer but I must have either miscalculated the overtake input pressure ratio or poorly mixed the Tetrabenzodine-Petrobutane bursting fluid (I’ve tried both 3:4 and 1:2 mixing solution hybrids) because the dang thing will not produce any torque when I activate the secondary Hinklemeijer shaft under the high pressure routing lever. I tried to manually rotate the integrated Gerschowitz gear with a 4cm baffle insert, but every time I do that, the automatic buffer gyro spins out of control to the point that the deflection containment springs can’t handle the oscillation pressure. If I rotate it far enough, the vibrations actually offset the bracing pin from the micro-reciever shaft. The only other thing I can think of is that maybe there’s a leak in the differential Roberts housing, which could allow high-temp Frazier oil to seep into the retainment tank. I know, that’s a long shot but I can’t afford a Murphy syphon to test the back-pressure in the Cooper valves. Any ideas?
-Rambo McGuire, Eden Valley, MO
Rambo,
It’s pretty hard to tell what’s going on without seeing the readout traces from the cyclotron calibration circuit probes, but you might want to try releasing the second-stage alignment bushing from the Percy nipple grips. Obviously, that’s the one next to the idle reducer knob and NOT the one under the power control assembly box. I don’t have to tell you this, but if you loosen the wrong bushing, the whole Robocolometer will fall apart! If that doesn’t work, you might want to call in a local professional. They can probably tune your miniature travel piano for a pretty reasonable price, or at least for way less than what a Murphy syphon will cost. Plus you won’t have to worry about accidentally letting toxic piano gas out of the realignment muffler. Hope that helps.
-gvd