Jim & Ken, that's interesting, I had never heard of a hydraulic ram!
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On 6/20/12 4:46 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>The Sears Roebuck Catalogs of the 1930s listed the hydraulic ram device.
>My
>late Mother was born in south-central Kentucky, an area of small
>mountains
>and streams, and I recall her saying that the rams provided water to
>homes
>in the small town where she lived.
>
>Those same catalogs carried the windmills that have been under
>discussion.
>Some were designed to pump water, and others were set up to provide a
>small
>amount of DC power, which could charge the wet cells used in
>battery-powered
>radios. The dry cell packs were purchased separately, but lasted a long
>time.
>
>Jim Nichols
>Tullahoma, TN USA
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 3:36 PM
>Subject: Re: [OM] Sheep Farm #13
>
>
>> Another technology which has seen a lot of use in areas that have no
>> electricity available is the Hydraulic Ram Pump. This is a passive
>> device that just needs "falling water" of some form. It uses the
>> principle of the "water hammer" to drive water higher than the source.
>>
>> You can't use one to pump water from a well, but if there is a stream
>> or river nearby, you can use it to great effect. I believe they were
>> used quite a bit in gold mining operations out in California.
>>
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