You would be trying to accelerate the mass of the ... Wouldn't it be better to have it so the alternator didn't start up until just before they hit their...
if your windmill axle is on bearings in front of it,they seem like they would hold up. i would try it out on a 3-4 ft rotor awhile. they are the nylon plastic...
the rear ends on all American cars are worm gears we call them ring and pinions 2 .75 to 1 and up. this idea is something that ive checked into alot. i can...
you will have to be there to drive the donkey, I grew up training horses and i can assure you that they wont walk around in a circle for long by themselves.we...
I think oxen would be more suited to it anyway... they will walk in a circle (or any path they are put on) and walk til you give them a reason to change...
Please, folks, if you must subscribe to the digest[1] please, please, please, rewrite the subject line so it's relevant! [1] with a good mail reader,...
Tom- That would certainly help, but the actual mass of the discs and magnets can't be "switched off" electrically. You could build a mechanical clutch into the...
I wasn't talkign about switching the 'mass' off... however you mean that... I was under the impression that if you had a switch to break the circuit it would...
Hi, I want to buy a axial flux alternator, something like this http://www.gotwind.org/diy/Axial_Flux_Alternator.htm but where to buy? any idea?? I need a...
Hi, Just for your referenece, I think, this company can make proto type of your size should be.  http://www.evsmotor.co.kr/eng/product/product_list1.php ...
I have a new Design that I would like to test, unfortunately I do not have one Iota of knowledge about the generator side of the wind turbine design process....
Tom- Switching the coils off REDUCES the load on the gear increaser on start-up, but doesn't eliminate it. The flywheel effect of the magnets and discs is...
Hi Harold and All, I can't think of any type VAWT that is worth building when for much less materials, work you get more power from a HAWT. A good VAWT gets...
... Why not get away from the lossy V belts, and use an automotive serpentine belt? OK, use it for prototyping, but for the final version, serpentine has much...
I'm looking for some advice on gluing the magnets onto the rotor with Superglue. I am using a mold to make sure all the magnets are going into the right...
Mike- Plain V-belts are about 95% efficient when first installed, drops to about 90 when broken in. They are less finicky about alignment. DIYers tend to have...
Well the first reason that comes to mind for using a vawt smaller footprint/local codes, then theres ease in installation the mounting points closer to the...
I used to place the template on the rotor, put a few drops of glue on the magnet, and slide it into place. Now I'm using predrilled magnets, and no glue. Steve...
              Hi Ken and All, ... From: ken bolin <bornofthehorses@...> Subject: Re: [axialflux] New V.A.W.T. Design, Need partner with...
yah, it's just too easy to make big trunion bearings by nesting junked wheels, savonius type blades from oil drum pieces and hang the whole thing around a...
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... Also, multi-rib or poly-V belts are less prone to slippage. -- David G. LeVine Nashua, NH 03060...
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... Yup, don't use Superglue, use a quick setting epoxy and you can reposition the magnets for a few minutes if they get crooked. Once they are in place, you...
As to what to glue the magnets to the steel plate with, I'm hearing superglue suggested, I can appreciate how quick it is, but my years as a jeweler make me...
It's my experience that most of the heat is developed in the stator, not the rotor. I have not thrown a superglued magnet, as they are encased in resin after...
We use thin viscosity superglue to tack the magnets down, then cast vinyl ester resin around them. The superglue justs holds them in place for casting. We...
I've been trying to understand furling. I haven't been able to determine what actually is meant by 'tail weight' or 'tail tip weight'. Is it the actual...
It's all calculus, since the weight near the end of the tail affects furling more than the weight of the tail near the tower. What calculations did you...
Everything I have seen on the performance of various axialflux generators has been after-the-fact observations. Is there any kind of "cookbook"; for designing...
