Bill- I would add that the backplates for the magnets need to still be a magnetic material for the flux path to stay efficient. When replacing the mild steel...
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Dan Bartmann
buckvillian
Sep 2, 2008 3:08 pm
There really is not stainless that will work well for the magnet rotors - they should be of steel. I generally have them powder coated before I install...
1758
jerry freedomev
freedomev
Sep 3, 2008 2:09 am
Hi Dan and All, On a boat lightweight is good for taking it down and using marine grade alum for all but the magnet rings which can be painted as the magnets...
1759
Bill Williams
vipond50
Sep 3, 2008 12:15 pm
Hey Dan  Do U coat your rotors after the mag's are in place ? Or cut out the powder coat so the Mags have primary surface and then reseal ?? BTY: finally...
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Steve Spence
sspence65
Sep 3, 2008 12:29 pm
I sprayed my setup with paint. Each subassembly was painted before final assembly. In a corrosive environment, do it more often....
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Tom
chronictumbl...
Sep 6, 2008 1:07 am
I was just wondering about the possibility of using draft animals, like oxen or such to drive a one of these? Have a circle hub set up with lead bars out and...
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Steve Spence
sspence65
Sep 6, 2008 1:12 am
My neighbor drives a pm generator with a horse powered treadmill....
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Tom
chronictumbl...
Sep 6, 2008 2:45 am
... Do you know what he gets for power?...
1764
spacenutnewmars
Sep 6, 2008 2:45 am
Very large gear with a fine batch of teeth to drive a small diameter gear on the Alternator sounds do able if you have a machine shop. One of the reasons that...
1765
Steve Spence
sspence65
Sep 6, 2008 2:52 am
I'll have to ask. He charges 4 car batteries, and I'm not sure he really knows. He only has a few lights and a radio....
1766
arthurok
arthurok_2000
Sep 6, 2008 12:22 pm
how many watts of power does the horse generate? 1 "horsepower " is 746 watts ... From: Steve Spence To: axialflux@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,...
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Steve Spence
sspence65
Sep 6, 2008 12:24 pm
That's dependent upon the horse, and the efficiency of the gearing. I'm guessing less than 500 watts....
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Tom
chronictumbl...
Sep 6, 2008 3:39 pm
... Yes, because every horse in the world is identical... from the miniature horses to the large work horses......
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arthurok
arthurok_2000
Sep 6, 2008 7:13 pm
thats a "standard"; horsepower now we have to find a horse thats traceable to the one used to produce the standard. ... From: Tom To:...
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Tom
chronictumbl...
Sep 6, 2008 8:23 pm
... used to produce the standard. lol, or we could just ask to see how much power the guy is getting and how big his horse is and make a guess from there. ...
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Tim Greiner
casey51234
Sep 6, 2008 8:23 pm
In the early days of making steam engines, etc. the engine makers exaggerated what their machines were capable of doing. A horsepower was intentionally set at...
1772
derekwmoss
Sep 6, 2008 8:51 pm
hi there dont get into hp as a steam engine hp is diferent to diesel engine hp. god knows why if you do the hp sums on a 8 hp tractor it will come out some...
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Steve Spence
sspence65
Sep 6, 2008 8:57 pm
A hp is a hp, but can you put all that hp to use or not is a different story. It has to do with steam making hp at a specific speed. Read...
1774
arthurok
arthurok_2000
Sep 6, 2008 9:03 pm
1 hp=746 watts ... From: derekwmoss To: axialflux@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 3:41 PM Subject: [axialflux] Re: Driven the alternator hi...
1775
arthurok
arthurok_2000
Sep 6, 2008 9:04 pm
a chinerse horsepower electric motor is rated at input watts not shaft horsepower my chinese lathe is speced at shaft horsepower. i have a...
1776
arthurok
arthurok_2000
Sep 6, 2008 9:05 pm
torque something a steam engine has alot of at low speeds ... From: Steve Spence To: axialflux@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008...
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Neil Dennis
wombat_eagle
Sep 6, 2008 9:13 pm
In the past, farmers used what was called a "horsepower" that was a rotary geared rig where the horses walked a circle pulling arms geared to a shaft taking...
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Tom
chronictumbl...
Sep 6, 2008 9:59 pm
... That is exactly what I was talking about......
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derekwmoss
Sep 7, 2008 1:54 am
hi there i have read this article a number of times and that does not cover my coments on steam traction engines andd there hp ratings. how could a 20 hp...
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Steve Spence
sspence65
Sep 7, 2008 2:01 am
It explained that quite well I believe. A 20hp steam engine isn't really 20 hp. It's 20 hp at a specific operating condition, it's much more than 20hp, but...
1781
Viraj Rane
easylight_solar
Sep 7, 2008 12:56 pm
... From: Viraj Rane <easylight_solar@...> Subject: Wind turbine Charge controller To: axialflux@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, August 31, 2008, 4:03 PM ...
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Charles Malone
ageniusforhire
Sep 7, 2008 6:43 pm
the gearboxes inside of the kids powerwheels toys are pretty good. dismantle one and check them out. you can usually find them as roadkill as soon as the...
1783
Tom
chronictumbl...
Sep 8, 2008 7:13 pm
... Would they have the strength to handle heavy forces though?...
1784
dasstolguy
Sep 8, 2008 7:24 pm
I am Newbie trying to understand: Assume: 1) I have a very strong and very fast Ox. 2) I have built a 30 Meter Diameter Axial Flux Alternator utilizing best...
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Tim Greiner
casey51234
Sep 8, 2008 7:42 pm
JMHO, they would not. You would be trying to accelerate the mass of the magnet discs very quickly and the horses would not understand that they would have to...
