[Mike]

We made a bigger one, and experimented with embedding the magnets in a resin disc, which worked pretty well.

The big question right now is why my damn full toroid coil design won't work when the small chunky sausage coils from the 2.0 generator worked great.

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[krause]

instead of using homemade coils...try using the coil's of a motorcycle stator/recharging system...most are 6v..but they make them in 12v and 24v also, they are already in a circular design and they range inprice from 20 bucks to 100 bucks. let me know if this helps

[Mike]

Hey Krause,

Dude! This is a great idea. I had no idea these things existed. That's why I started putting all this out on the internet because I know there are so many of these simple, commodity components all over the place but it's a big world and you can't know everything, so talking to others seems the most efficient way much of the time.



Do these perform the same function as alternators do in cars?

Would love any more ideas you have. I'd really prefer not to reinvent the wheel when it comes to coil production.

Thanks a ton,

Mike

[dineshkigul]

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[Conor5]

I'm not sure what "OLD Winchargers" refers to. Back in 1976, I had to climb a 100' tower, that had a 24V "Wincharger" dangling by 1 bolt. It could have broken loose and taken me out. What I found was, the "Airbrakes" that Wincharger used, had worn completey out, and the controlling rods had pulled through the mounts on the brake shoes. These are the BLADE actuated brake shoes.

The drum brake had been pulled on so tight, it actually wore out the lining and wore through the metal drum, until IT became ineffective. This was the normal 5'+ one piece blade. It had the 222 shape. There was NO twist toward the ends of the blade tips. I also had to replace 2 other blades, on other machines. these were all 12 or 24 volt machines. We sold both voltages.

This tells me that the blade speed CAN be over what is estimated and will run away, so to speak. I believe the only REAL way to control runaway, is, a blade feathering "Governing" hub, if these blades are used.

I'm on the verge of building such a governor, and will start a new thread about it. It's NOT as difficult as everyone thinks.