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Garry

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Having more fun than I can stand
« on: January 06, 2005, 01:55:52 AM »
Wrote a long post and lost it. The pictures tell the story.







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Re: Having more fun than I can stand
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2005, 07:11:22 PM »
So what is it going to be when it's all grown up?


Carpa Vigor


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jacquesm

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Re: Having more fun than I can stand
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2005, 08:07:11 PM »
it looks like you need a new car :)
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Garry

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Re: Having more fun than I can stand
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2005, 08:10:19 PM »
A thirty-six inch dual rotor alternator based on the rear axle of a semi-truck. A big brother to my 12 footer.

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Re: Having more fun than I can stand
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2005, 08:12:08 PM »
the grinder makes it go round and round and round............

grinds down the rotors at the same time..

how far are you going with this??????????????
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Re: Having more fun than I can stand
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2005, 10:26:11 PM »
did you say  36" rotors ? what sort of power output are you looking for ? would like to see more, maybe you could start your own elec co.


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Re: Having more fun than I can stand
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2005, 04:35:30 AM »
I am worried when a 12 footer is the little brother!

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a long story but I lost it......
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2005, 07:40:44 AM »
I have a textfile on my desktop...its there all the time

I start to post something on the board...every

couple of sentences I highlight and copy paste

 it in the textfile, just like I almost lost this one

just now, had I not done this, very good habit to acquire.


   I have a similar method for sanding down the

 edges of my wood hubs that I make for my

 windmills etc. only I use the belt sander. It is fun!


    I think I'll go out and make a couple more

hubs.


                  ( :>) Norm.


       

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nothing to lose

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Re: Having more fun than I can stand
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2005, 10:51:20 AM »
 Thats pretty good, grind em nice and round, true and smooth, probably well balanced also.


Only thing you did wrong was you did not have a gennie mounted on the other side to power it :)

 Or would that be "OVER Grindity"?


Good job.

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pyrocasto

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Re: Having more fun than I can stand
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2005, 03:19:56 PM »
That is pretty insane looking. Anyone know how much power something that big could put out with some good magnets? How many, and how many coils(of what size?) too?
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Garry

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Re: Having more fun than I can stand
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2005, 04:36:27 PM »
Hopefully 10 KW with 60 2x2x.5 magnets and eighty pounds of #12 wire.


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pyrocasto

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Re: Having more fun than I can stand
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2005, 06:57:36 PM »
10kw! Holy Moly, at what rpm would you expect?
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jimovonz

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Re: Having more fun than I can stand
« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2005, 12:11:33 AM »
I have been working on something similar myself - though I'm just collecting bits at this stage. I am hoping to make an alt based on a the hub/axle from the trailer of a log truck. http://www.anotherpower.com/gallery/Log-Trailer-Hub I'm going for a radial flux alt using 24 rows of 3 2" diameter microwave mags (3/4" diameter X 3/8" thick neos filling in the holes) mounted on the outside of the 18.5" diameter brake drum. I plan to make up a laminated 3 phase stator to be mounted on the outside of the drum, retaining the brake mechanism on the inside. I realise that ceramic mags are not the best, but hey, that is what I have. I will be happy to get 5kW. I will cut down my 3.6m helicopter blades to suit the alt I come up with. I will follow your progress closely. Good luck!
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Garry

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Re: Having more fun than I can stand
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2005, 05:47:39 AM »
Looks like with that trailer you could build a field of windmills!
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