easy question to ask are what you're looking for and what you wuld like to do with it.
'bout that easy

It is, indeed, a discussion board.

Its not a bottle feeding station.

There is a difference, you know.

In that post you asked:

I am also interested in making my own generator windings and all anyone have a good site that shows detailed ways of doing it?

I provided that and a good set of help documents to get you started in the note on that post.

What did you expect?

Everything you need is here and that document helps you use the resource to best advantage.

So there you have it. Go read that document and you will understand how to post on a forum and get results. Or not.

TomW

Contact: IRC

 Hello, Welcome.
Please try to understand what you want and are asking.
 This forum is "THE" forum!
 The "Holy Grail" of R.E., research and real people living the R. E. life. This isn't a bunch of kids hanging in the basement sucking up Ma n Pa's power.
 We all are trying or for real making our own.
And it isn't easy or cheap, it is what we want and do. The research isn't that hard to do using the search buttons and reading what has been done and what worked and or didn't work is the sharing of information that we do here.
 When researching posts, if you something interesting by somebody, check their posts and diary.
 "Ametek"
Thats a "TDM", tape drive motor
DC motors when turned make power, when given power, will turn, if a few limits are met.
 You want a Ametek but don't like the E-gay prices, well, I found one locally the first day I was out,(leaving the computer and home), looking around and buying my first stuff for R E. And yes I've bought a few that aren't any good for this use.
 The basics:
DC motor, over your battery bank voltage, (12,24 or 48)
 LOW RPM, to be able to be direct drive by wind power. (less than 500 rpm)
Large, so it will make enough power to be helpfull
When you are looking at one, finger spin the shaft, it should turn freely and then short the wires together and it shouldn't turn freely then. That test will help you know if it will make power or just look good in the wind.
 I've made stuff from bike motors, garbage disposals and even from parted out electronics, (VCR's copy machines ect).
 Remember that we try to play nice and that you should also!

$0.02

Guess this is wat life is all about!

Nice site by the way. Now I have foind something to do during my lunch break

So, he did not know how to look? You might has well have poked his eyes out with a poker when you locked the thread. Weird. I have been too and visited a lot of forums. I have never seen this before. And even though "Your" rules are "very specific"... I think some are ridiculous. IMO.

Even something like... We think those PMG motors are a waste of time... Build you own, Might have been better?

Ok... When I started to get into all of this renewable energy stuff last year I started searching and searching. It was hard to find data on exactly what I was looking for. And even then... I did not really know what that was? I spent literally days of my time on this site and others reading about wind power, axial flux alternators, batteries, you name it.

After 8 months I am finally building what I call a hobby system using an old PMG motor. Most of the info. I found was not on this site. I really wanted to go all out and build an axial flux. But my work and the amount of time at my disposal are very limited. In his case it could be even more limited? Who knows?

Anyway... This is a "RANT" and "OPINION" area. So here is mine! Lighten up! Get over it and move on.

Oh.... I voted against Scoop! It is archaic... (will I get demerits for posting that here?)LOL!;)