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Wind Generator with Hard Drive Magnets | 44 comments (44 topical, editorial)

Re: Wind Generator with Hard Drive Magnets (3.00 / 0) (#1)
by ZooT on Sat Sep 24th, 2005 at 10:43:02 AM MST
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I know very little about gennies, but just looking I'll have to say that the air gap between the rotors is "way" too wide.
I don't know if you'll be able to get the air gap narrow enough unless you either get thinner nuts or cut/file the nuts thinner on the threaded rods...

From what I've read at O.P. and other sites the smaller the diameter of the wire in the windings the higher the voltage (due to being able to fit more turns in a given area) created with a decrease in amperage and wattage.

If I'm wrong here, somebody please correct me.....like I said, I know VERY little about this stuff

Re: Wind Generator with Hard Drive Magnets (3.00 / 0) (#5)
by hiker (hiker.wild[at]yahoo[dot]com) on Sat Sep 24th, 2005 at 02:47:40 PM MST
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use thicker wire[#16or17]--75-85 turns should work out..make the hole in the coils about the same size as mags[a hair smaller is okay]..make the stator 1/4" thick,and you should get the max from your mags and coils..

heres a shot of my old 1/4" thick stator..single phase..coils inlaid in wood.

and a little box fan alt.powered by harddrive mags--single phase..[easy 10amps]

WILD IN ALASKA
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Wind Generator with Hard Drive Magnets | 44 comments (44 topical, 0 editorial)

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