Thanks Tecker.
That is interesting about the 'Dampener'. I really don't know that much about these type motors. I never heard of that. I know some big DC Servos have a big strong 'Brake' that is normally on until 'actuated' off with voltage. Glad I don't have that.
You could be right, but what I am calling 'Friction' is not really as bad as it sounds. Its about the same as the friction turning my big DC motor after you get over the first big cogging. Its not really too bad.
But I think you must be right, I can barely feel these tiny, fast 'coggings' or little vibrations as I turn it.
Of course, when I short the main 3 wires it is VERY hard to turn and there are 8 giant cogs per revolution. So it must be 8 poles.
Since I don't know much about these, I really didn't want to take it apart. I believe they are 'calibrated' or something like that.
Yes,I believe I will try to use it for a big Vawt first as I intended in the beginning.
I already have a big treated 6"x6" pole (16ft long) I can mount the big servo to, which will put it about 14' in the air.
As I expected, that big servo is seemingly over 8 TIMES more 'efficient' at low rpms (for what I am trying to do that is) than the alternator I made (from scratch) for the Vawt I showed in the photo above. I had tested that (homemade) 20 pole alternator with this SAME exact old,slow Sears drill as I just tested the Big Servo motor I just got.
Into a 12v battery, because the torque was so extreme with the homemade alternator, I could only reach 25 mezzly watts with smoke starting to come out of the drill from bearing down on it so bad at a very low rpm.(guess:200rpm) I had posted the results last fall.
But this same drill is still working and just did well over 200Watts into a 12v battery (250-300rpm?) with the new big Servo motor I just got.
Talk about WAY more effiecient at that low rpm range!(The cut-in is the same)
I can't wait to try it with a Vawt rotor. I may be able to break Volvos 100watt challenge even with that little vawt rotor in the photo (equavalent to about a 3.5' hawt) by mounting it to this big servo motor. (Is that cheating??)
The 12v cut-in is the same and the rpm range looks decent. We'll soon see!
I'm sorry if I confused some for switching subjects like I did.
-Thanks.
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