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Pros & Cons
Pros
Only assembly required is the little 'alcohol burner' with this setup the flame is closer to the piston than with the tea light and it runs very fast. The led is a nice addition as it adds another layer to the setup. The manufacturer gives an extra he... Read More
The durable, all metal design with a touch of chrome makes this really appealing. It is nicely machined and balanced.
Everything was packaged with great care. Nothing is loose or rattling. Both the original package and replacement order were well protected with bubble wrap and arrived undamaged.
Cons
Bought 95% clean burning denatured alcohol fuel. It's a real shame that this product is made so well but with bad quality materials. Second engine was defective.
Highlights
Quality
Appears to be of very good quality
Its very solid quite heavy and everything fits together with high precision
Dont lubricate it one drop of oil where the piston connecting rod attaches to the flywheel on each side is sufficient and needs... Read More
There were ripples in the glass and that apparently resulted in the glass cracking as the burner got hot
Price
For less than 2 i also purchased 91 rubbing alcohol as fuel as recommended in other reviews and it worked well
This is a super cool little engine for the price
Hard to understand how anyone makes money at this price
Purchase 91 rubbing alcohol at your local meijer for 6
Shipping
Sunnytech immediately sent three replacement burners from china with a bonus replacement cylinder and three extra leds
They kept me informed of the order and it arrived within two weeks from china
I just received my stirling engine in the mail
Packaging/appearance
Both the original package and replacement order were well protected with bubble wrap and arrived undamaged
It is absolutely beautiful and came with a spare glass test tube led and rubber band
The pictures on amazon show a blue belt band connecting the engine to the generator but mine came with a red one already on the... Read More
This came already assembled in the box with me only having to fill the fuel glass and put the wick inside it
Competitiveness
The alcohol burner is too small sunnytech sells a much better unit for 10 bucks its shorter and wider with a much thicker wick
I have not tried lamp oil yet but it may be a good as well as a safe alternative
Overview
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great, little, good, cool and small. - Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 613.
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 68.7% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 1,139 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 16 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have vids of it in use but not permission to use them
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
One excited kid is educating me on how it works using the experiments that came with it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
He correlated the voltage shown on the led display to the speed of the engine and how the engine slowed down based on the load required of each device
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ok so this is not a real useful item but if it is put in a fun category i’d say fun little toy
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I haven’t had it for very long and have already burned up a half quart of denatured alcohol
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This thing doesn’t just run it runs a small generator that has an output of about 3
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This came already assembled in the box with me only having to fill the fuel glass and put the wick inside it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its not all that strong though as i pressed a q tip to the fly wheel and it slowed it down considerably with little pressure but this is meant as a demonstration tool so no problem there
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