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Vawternater | 8 comments (8 topical, 0 editorial)
Re: Vawternater (3.00 / 0) (#8)
by Jeff (ruralmcguyver at yahoo dot com) on Sun Jul 27th, 2008 at 02:23:40 PM MST
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I'm finally getting started on a VAWT-type genny. I've had loads of problems getting a new post to show up. Anyway, I'm starting with a 24inch I.D. rotor. Mags are still up in the air (no pun), but I'm considering 1inch to 1-3/8inch dia. N42's, 30 places. The stator will be a cool wood coil custom made by a local friend who runs a cabinet shop. Using a banding machine with 1/16 thick material, he'll wind me any diameter, any thickness using up to 1-1/2inch wide material. I have 24 coils already made that came from a cieling fan. It's easy to change the # of windings, and can easily be mounted into the stator "hoop". I'm hopefully leaving the opportunity open to add a second row of mags inside this stator, making it a "duelly". The initial cost of the outer 30 mags is all I can afford for now, and I got some Q's on them also.

I apologize for posting this here, but with the probs. I've been having posting a new thread, I looked for the best match to what I have been planning. I'll wait for any comments or re-direction from the moderators, but after a couple weeks research-initial drawings on CAD-and failed attempts at creating a new thread, I'm excited about getting started! Here's my jump into making a gen..
Rural McG



Vawternater | 8 comments (8 topical, 0 editorial)

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