Pelton Waterwheel
The Pelton waterwheel is an iron wheel with a series of buckets, each
divided by a wedge in the center that divides a stream of water aimed at
the buckets. Efficiencies as high as 90% can be obtained from such
waterwheels. The Pelton waterwheel could be found driving machines
throughout the western United States ranging in size from home sewing
machines to the largest industrial machines. Kit has 7 white metal
castings which include a 6' diameter waterwheel, bearings, wood frame,
and water nozzle with gate valve and wheel. Since waterwheels varied in
size from a few inches to 30 feet in diameter, these can be used in any
scale depending on the size needed. |

Pelton waterwheels: top O scale, bottom HO scale |