I have a washing machine motor (hmm where did that come from?!) which still works and would like to know if theres any way I can convert the componant parts into something I can then "juice up" my shed with?!
ANY thoughts would be hand thanks!!!
Probably a long shot
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mrsflibble
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Probably a long shot
oh how I love my tea, tea in the afternoon. I can't do without it, and I think I'll have another cup very
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Re: Probably a long shot
Would think so. I've got a wind turbine my mate made with a motor from an large office laser copier. Puts out 1.5 amps on a good blowy day so, I'd imagine a washing machine motor would be even more powerful!
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mrsflibble
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Re: Probably a long shot
any ideas how I'd go about it? I'm totally clueless on alternative energy sources.
oh how I love my tea, tea in the afternoon. I can't do without it, and I think I'll have another cup very
ve-he-he-he-heryyyyyyy soooooooooooon!!!!
ve-he-he-he-heryyyyyyy soooooooooooon!!!!
Re: Probably a long shot
I think it needs to be a permanent magnet DC motor.
If it is an AC motor you will need to run it through a half wave rectifier to get DC out of it, hopefully at a voltage you can store in a battery
Nev
If it is an AC motor you will need to run it through a half wave rectifier to get DC out of it, hopefully at a voltage you can store in a battery
Nev
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Re: Probably a long shot
How do you know if a motor is AC or DC - can you point me to any information sources for complete novices in this kind of thing?
I so envy those guys on scrapheap challenge - I'd love to have the knowledge to turn stuff into working...well...other stuff.
I so envy those guys on scrapheap challenge - I'd love to have the knowledge to turn stuff into working...well...other stuff.
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