finished 1hpdc
By iFred, Section Wind Posted on Fri Jul 07, 2006 at 08:24:13 PM MST
1hp dc motor

just finished and raised a 1hp dc motor gen 7ft rotor, she's turning a bit on light winds, but i'm waiting the 3 days till the real wind comes. I put a manual pull brake on this one, it seems to work good. will see what happens.

finished 1hpdc | 7 comments (7 topical)

Re: finished 1hpdc (3.00 / 0) (#1) by fungus on Fri Jul 07, 2006 at 02:43:44 PM MST

Looks very good. A few questions though: Do you know where the motor came from? How did you link the shaft to the blades? What voltage is your system? 'Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.'-Albert Einstein Fungus - www.reenergy.co.uk

Re: finished 1hpdc (3.00 / 0) (#2) by willib on Fri Jul 07, 2006 at 07:24:18 PM MST

cool ... yes we need details..! Carpe Ventum (seize the wind)

Re: finished 1hpdc (3.00 / 0) (#3) by iFred on Fri Jul 07, 2006 at 08:12:09 PM MST

it was an industrial dc motor, 90vdc, abouit 1890 rpms. no other specs. direct connected blades to shaft through an old cast pully. my system is 12vdc with a homebuilt controller. >> all energy used to produce this comment or post came from solar and wind energy! It works!

Re: finished 1hpdc (3.00 / 0) (#4) by hiker on Fri Jul 07, 2006 at 10:09:00 PM MST

if its anything like my 1.5hp dc treadmill motor --you should get at least 15 amps out of it in a good wind..[15amps when hooked to my exersize bike].. WILD IN ALASKA [ Parent ]

Re: finished 1hpdc (3.00 / 0) (#5) by hvirtane on Sat Jul 08, 2006 at 02:25:24 AM MST

It looks good. You got any pictures of the blades? - Hannu

Re: finished 1hpdc (3.00 / 0) (#6) by iFred on Sat Jul 08, 2006 at 11:58:52 AM MST

Nope, no other pics, sorry. I built it and put it up in a sorta rush. just wanted to get it up and running. I may take it down and change or modify the blades depending on how it reacts. still no wind... day 2 >> all energy used to produce this comment or post came from solar and wind energy! It works!

Re: finished 1hpdc (3.00 / 0) (#7) by Walt on Sat Jul 08, 2006 at 09:14:00 PM MST

iFRED Looks great from here! You mentioned that you put a manual pull brake on this mill. How is it constructed?

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