Annual winter build

[tecker]

I'm starting the annual winter build out . The wind will be good this year I hope but I've had some good results up above 60 feet . more later .
i ran across this a few years back and thought I'd start the diary with a fairly easy build for house current from an induction motor .  
There's a a rotor charge circuit in there and it works well at standard 2k ro 3.5 k rpm . I have funky little fuel method I want to pass on that I have for heating and emergency.
http://www.qsl.net/ns8o/Induction_Generator.html

[TomW]

It doesn't get any easier than that!

Tom

[taylorp035]

You need to be careful about over heating the engine.  Running a briggs engine at full throttle with no cooling will get up to 400 degrees F in less than 1/2 hour....  A cheap IR temp gun will help you make the observation for yourself.

Nice part is that the little briggs are really easy to take the head off and see what's going on (burned valves, broken rings, bad spark plug.....)

[tecker]

There are some problems with a lawnmower type of powerplants and the cycle runs high with the conversion  but you pick up an old mower and run some alternative fuels as well as gasoline. I have a regular 2500 generator that is set up for lp gas . You can't beat a $20 mower you just pull the blade and bolt on a Baldor on the platform  to run other fuels with .Wood gas , lp hho geet etc .  

[SparWeb]

I remember seeing this, too.  I've always wanted to combine this project with a LP/natural gas setup, using a mod on the intake that I've seen kicking around the internet, somewhere (seems I remember kurt posting a link for that).  For back-up power when the lights go out, which happens several times a year.

[tecker]

I spent some time with the heater first  with a mind to get the ash out easy and get it going faster with less starter
 I set up a jet grate and it's working so I posted a couple of pics two pieces of kindling in the jet and it's good
Next I need to get a loader built to overnight from the drum I have for gas regeneration
 


Finished grate
Alittle sloppy but I'm getting used to a new cheapo wire welder 125 amp (Northern tool $163 with lifetime warranty )

[tecker]

I started welding on the loge feeder today
 I'm closing the book on the jet grate . I added some pics after some holes were drilled in the front part of the jet . The area with the hole heats up faster and pull air
 pics

 this is outdoor no flash the camera catches some infrared .You can see the gas coming in from the regenerater on the right and the smoke is gone with dry wood.
 

[tecker]

YOU tube of the of the burn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd_WljUwzhk

[tecker]

I'm just about to get the plan for Lighting off the Ground so to speak . Found a deal on Magnesium Ribbon and a use for several hundred Gouging   rods and have been moding out of a Thread on You tube Here's Where we are .
Good deal on Leds
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170654711910&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:1123

http://www.youtube.com/user/teckermod?feature=mhee

[tecker]

 I'm trying new mixes and containers to build earth batteries with . The next build uses Cookware .I think the Alloy is 3005 but I know there are several . The same mix feldspar run thru window screen Portland and I added Aluminum sulfate , food grade .I also used a saturated solution with the water to set up the the Portland .When moist the power increases as well as the voltage . fun stuff
 The main idea is to set a buss line to the power field location  and use the earth Batteries as a buffer to cap up the line and have enough to load super caps for evening lighting on earth battery alone . I'm going to try Manganese sulphate . The manganese Epson salts and alum are all garden components and readily available .The feldspar is largely silicates of alumina and potassium.
 here's a YT
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maAUwa8FiEs&list=UU1BuOIYRY8Wc6owWjQAY-1w&index=1&feature=plcp

[tecker]

I have a good Mix now to the earth batteries . So good I'm going on with the a small site outside . The site is close to the house and where the towers are going in .
There's a little tree cover I'm working around but the earth batteries are going in
Here's the results of a mix with feldspar most of it naturally broken down the mix is 2 parts feldspar + 1 part portland cement + 1/4 part aluminum suphate (food grade ) the garden grade is only 17% but will work .
You tube shows the three batteries holding there 20000 mc leds and after an initial surge the voltage creeps up some I'm ready for some
all night testing of a 12 volt  serial sets 
YT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppbLRYLYZtQ&list=UU1BuOIYRY8Wc6owWjQAY-1w&index=1&feature=plcp