... I have put a circuit for heating load control on my web page at http://www.scoraigwind.co.uk/circuits/triactacho.jpg I have used this circuit with success...
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Jason C.
elzippo@...
Jul 1, 2001 11:23 am
It charged to 2 KV, but I don't remember what its capacitance was. It seemed excessive for a microwave though. It was the biggest microwave capacitor I've ever...
5302
wlbryce@...
Jul 1, 2001 4:07 pm
In HomePower issue #82. Dick Anderson did a photo documentary on rebuilding a Enertech 1800. He might have a manual, and lots of advice. his email address is...
5303
wlbryce@...
Jul 1, 2001 4:25 pm
I would not use the generator with your 15v inverter or your 12v battery pack if the output is 30v. As for the wire run, a AWG 6 CU will be plenty to run...
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H.G.
garciah@...
Jul 1, 2001 5:33 pm
JES: Lets clarify your question: Is Your inverter to convert 12 Volts to 120 Volts AC ?. What its the current capacity ?. If you have a PERMANENT MAGNET...
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Lee Pittmon
lpittmon@...
Jul 1, 2001 5:38 pm
pm means Permenent Magnet. Lee Pittmon...
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H.G.
garciah@...
Jul 1, 2001 6:33 pm
David: It really seems that a circuit to DELTA/WYE the wind mill is needed. The ideal case is to have one that can be easily adapted to the majority of the...
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hugh piggott
hugh.piggott@...
Jul 1, 2001 6:37 pm
my turn :-) ... Ok so the alternator is good for about 10 Amps. the voltage of the system will be controlled effectively by the battery. If you connect ...
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H.G.
garciah@...
Jul 1, 2001 8:00 pm
Years ago, I have worked doing Wind mill controllers for communication systems in remote areas, some were coastal some were mountainous trying to have...
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Laurie Forbes
lforbes@...
Jul 1, 2001 11:30 pm
... Thanks for making the control circuit available Hugh. I have a few questions if I may. . what voltage range does the input xformer for the f/v circuit...
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David
daveh@...
Jul 2, 2001 12:35 am
... Okay, Thanks for the help! I appreciate it. Im not sure what you need so Im giving you everything I can think of. The beasts' design specs are: 3 phase 25...
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H.G.
garciah@...
Jul 2, 2001 12:38 am
To convert between DELTA/WYE configurations you need a 3PDT relay. The description is as follows: Assume you are in a DELTA configuration> Three coils A, B ,C....
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H.G.
garciah@...
Jul 2, 2001 12:51 am
David: By the way how many poles does your generator beast have ?. I do not need the physical construction since I am not going to analyze its electrical...
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Harvey Snowden
auminer2@...
Jul 2, 2001 2:12 am
Yes the stator does have teeth between the coil legs. the teeth are formed around the coil when the core is cast. the coil is wound with 30 turns of 19ga wire...
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hugh piggott
hugh.piggott@...
Jul 2, 2001 6:46 am
... I should have known it would need a manual with it :-) (if I can remember the details I will) ... Hardly anything. The chip just has to smell the...
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Joel & Colleen
jacmdavi@...
Jul 2, 2001 12:43 pm
Hello all, First I would like to say that I first joined your group 2 years ago, when I was figuring out what kind of windmill to buy and you were such a great...
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world-online
void@...
Jul 2, 2001 12:43 pm
Has any of you slowed a grid-connected induction motor by dividing the coils, or know how it is done? What are the challenges (i.e. how much can a big motor...
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Ron Rosenfeld
ronrosenfeld@...
Jul 2, 2001 3:10 pm
Joel, Doesn't the manual have a chart of wire run length vs wire size? I ask because my Excel-R manual came with such a chart. I'm sure if you call the...
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Laurie Forbes
lforbes@...
Jul 2, 2001 4:02 pm
... Hugh, at the risk of sounding ungrateful (which I'm not), this circuit doesn't sound very useful. Unless I'm missing the point, it seems to me it will...
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Ken Bosley
windenergy@...
Jul 2, 2001 4:44 pm
A Rohn 25G seems too small to me, but is probably OK. I would spend the $ on a Rohn 45G? Especially with such a high tower? I have installed 12 foot...
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Lynn
no9z@...
Jul 2, 2001 8:12 pm
Hi, I am thinking about buying a Statpower Portawattz 1750 inverter. It is capable of 12v in and about 1500 continous output. It is a modified sinewave...
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Laurie Forbes
lforbes@...
Jul 2, 2001 8:23 pm
... I understand that electronic light dimmers and some types of computers don't like "modified sine waves". And, motors and other stuff with coils tend to...
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Harvey Snowden
auminer2@...
Jul 2, 2001 9:11 pm
To build the mold I first put the magnets in place and figured out the stator mount and welded it to the spindel. Then built a fixture that will hold the...
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hugh piggott
hugh.piggott@...
Jul 2, 2001 10:04 pm
... I can assure you it will not chatter. The reason I use triacs is that they do not chatter or burn out. In fact if the loads are correctly sized and the...
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Harvey Snowden
auminer2@...
Jul 2, 2001 10:21 pm
The last couple of posts I have sent have not been posted Is their a problem? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Laurie Forbes
lforbes@...
Jul 2, 2001 10:46 pm
... No, of course triacs, being solid state, do not chatter. What I meant was switch on/off frequently in response to freq drop/increase as the load is ...
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hugh piggott
hugh.piggott@...
Jul 2, 2001 11:17 pm
... yes if you put a variable resistor in the feedback loop. But the one specified will probably work OK. You worry too much. Using frequency not voltage,...
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kirk
kirk@...
Jul 3, 2001 5:01 am
Thought this might be useful At http://store.wilde-evolutions.com/ if you enter motors as the search item they have RG-01-01-001 Motor: Ohio Electric, 36V,...
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hugh piggott
hugh.piggott@...
Jul 3, 2001 7:03 am
... At rated power 1500 watts and 48 volts, the current is 30ish amps. Volt drop in 0 gauge will be around one volt. I would say you could use thinner wire if...
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TearDown
teardown@...
Jul 3, 2001 10:44 am
Greetings to all I appreciate all the help I can get from to my complex problem. I read almost all the postings back until June/2000 and I am planning to...
