By blueyonder, Section Diaries Posted on Thu Apr 10th, 2008 at 12:24:46 AM MST
finding things out bye your self
working on my mill as much as time spares. what with the other work that needs doing.
but as the days get longer and warmer. im sure i will move at a faster speed.
its a good job im not inventing the wheel .
the world would be running out of footwear.
but i get there in the end . slow but sure. and as i am only learning about electrics . it is a bit more than i can do to understand what its all about.
as yet i am only learning to talk the talk.
i can only talk about what i know and understand.
so far im getting the bits i need in hand.
solar panels are much less hard work.
but would rather make a wind turbine than try my hand at making panels .
this is three rotors cut rough for turning.
one 9" and two 12".
the turning i will enjoy . just bought a old lathe that needs a bit TLC.
for any one interested its a old thing. all the threads are witworth.
with a 1 5/8" thread on the spindle.
just got to make a face plate for it.
for you folks in the USA getting witworth allen bolts is a pain here.
must get a few pics of the old lady.
it may have come from the states in the early forties.(the war effort)
i have got myself sum pipe and tubes for the tower or mast.
trying to work out how much concrete i will need and whare to put it yet.
other things i have been doing are playing with coils.
taken the other mill apart and yousing the single rotor for testing.
very happy with what im doing .
the testing of a single coil was fun so thought i can try two.
testing the AC is good .but with the rectifier in line for DC . i lose a bit voltage. its two coils so one phase. i understand this would be called jerry rigged.
but with three phase star connected .it will still have three rectifiers .
am i right in understanding if it was jerry rigged .i would lose 1.4 vots three times ?
and with star only lose 1.4 volt.
and dos the name jerry rigged come from jerry on this site.
or is there another reason its called that.
i would like to ask a question please.
testing with a single rotor and testing with a double rotor.
will i have twice the volts from the double as i get from the single.
in time i will know the answer to this .
but for now it would be nice to know .
