im a happy guy. not making a lot of power yet but working on it so hard.
im doing things one stage at a time . so must be called ground testing.
as the gen is isent in the air yet.
but thought i will post a few pics with how its going so far.
in time i will get it up in the air. but for now im just playing with it and doing what testing i can .
i want to look for rust look for bits coming loose. and get the general feeling of how things will be .
its no good waiting till its high in the air then trying to fix teething problems.
as its my first gen i got to so how it functions.
as you can see its ground level and not much clean air.
but that dident stop it putting on a good show for itself.
it looked so happy and was willing to do its verry best.
its just on a test stand i made. no tail yet just fixed .
it was a west wind blowing . and got a few good gusts.
with the wind allmost dropped it will still turn good.
im not the best at understanding electrics .
but this is what i can do.test the AC in a strong breeze two phases put out 9volts
so testing two at a time its just over 9 volts ac.
so dos that mean each phase is 4 1/2 volts ?.
if so then its 13 1/2 volts ac.
i have three bridge recs. and think each one will consume 1 1/2 volts each.
so 4 1/2 volts lost.
the dc wires go to a battery. battery is at 12 1/2 volts.
so the only reading for dc i can get is the battery reading.
its not making enuff power to charge the battery,
i understand that cos its on the ground.
if i fitted a diod between b/rec and battery could i get a reading with multi meter for just dc from gen ?
as yet in strong gusts of wind it dosent go over battery level.
can you measure all three phases at the same time? its star connected.
i havent checked the RPM YET . SO WILL TRY GET SUM READINGS .
6 coils 8 mags six foot prop..
this was a gen i started with a brake drum and ceramic mags.
now modified it to be like the hugh piggot 4 footer.
its a hybrid to be honest.
so far the only bits that cost monie
resin and chopped glass - magnets - 9" steel rotor .
every thing else is what i had in junk form. s/s allstud and nuts and small bolts i had to pay for.
cutting discs and grinding discs welding rods etc i need to use anyway
so i understand every one on here like pics. so enjoy.
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