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| brucedownunder2 Guru  Joined: 14/09/2005 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1548 |
Here is a link to my album that shows some of the bits and pieces I've made over the last few years-excuse some of the not-so-relevant pics.http://www.anotherpower.com/gallery/brucedownunder
Bruce Bushboy |
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Chris Senior Member  Joined: 12/09/2005 Location: AustraliaPosts: 146 |
You have some real neat stuff there. I like some of your idea's too, like the brake disc on your windmill. You could maybe even hook it up to a rpm sensor that triggers the brake once the mill starts to overspeed. |
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ozetrade Regular Member  Joined: 15/10/2005 Location: AustraliaPosts: 59 |
Hi Bruce, Time has pasted and I've picked up a "bit more" knowledge since reading one of your earlier replies to one of my posts. I had another look at your images today, and a couple have prompted some curiousity. This image appears as though the mill shaft is offset to the alternator shaft, possibly for gearing - is it?.. or is it just an image ellusion? In this image, are you using the original Hall sensors? What for and how? I looked and looked at that same image trying to workout how you made your bearing housing. It finally clicked when I advanced through your images. Love it!! I've been doing what most others do, just cut the actual bearing housing out. Your approach seems so much easier. Mounting options appear to be a lot easier too. BTW, which one of these is your misus? Greg Greg Just North of Brisbane in Redcliffe OZeTrade.net |
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| brucedownunder2 Guru Joined: 14/09/2005 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1548 |
Hi Greg, The first image shows how I set up the cut-out nylon surround to the bearing assembly and connected it through a universal joint to a hyundi front wheel drive bearing hub Thr reasoning behind this was for strength-the uni joint is cut down parts from a holden commodore steeing column(i adapted it to the F&P shaft by cutting 2 "flats" on the s/s shaft-works very well , may get back to using it again soon It's a good idea if you're intending to mount a large mill -say, more than 7 feet dia.(and ,anyhow,once you get up to this size you possibly need gearing anyhow ,so direct drive is out .) TheF&P hub is mounted on small rubber feet,which also allows some mis-alignment correction -but not so sure about that in the future. The second image is of when I was testing the hall-sensors for intergration into a tacho -never did get that part finished--maybe some smart person out there may be able to throw some light on that one-post your idea's or contact me (07 55453513) and I'll set it up again The 3rd image is a dream
Bushboy |
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