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amfuel
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Joined: 14/12/2010
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Posted: 03:06am 14 Dec 2010

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Hi all, Newbee here.

I bought a FP washer for $9 and when I looked under it I saw no motor so I figured it had been cannibalized before it was junked. Much to my surprise when disassembling it there was indeed a motor. One like I've never seen before. That night it came to me that this motor could be used for something so I started researching and here I am.

I've been lurking for some time and digesting all the info here and a few other places. Now it is time to ask a few questions.

This is a 60 series stator and I want to split it into a 1x6c 2x4c configuration but I'm not sure if the 60s will carry the potential output. Any expert opinions? I don't see any volt listing for this configuration. I am assuming 12v and 24v.

OK, these are the only questions for now, but I'll be back with more.

Thanks, Oscar

The rest of the washer... The recirculate hose leaked over the drain pump and ended up blowing the time delay fuse on the motor control board. I replaced the fuse and it is (and most of the other parts) are for sale at my greenapplianceparts store online.

The outer tub provides the motor(gen)mount, brearings, shaft and etc. I cut it off at the base and made a steel ring around it so I could weld legs to it.The legs are only about 3 feet long as that is what was laying around. The base section of the spin basket hopefully will provide a base for the vawt turbine. The tub (I pulled the seal) will give pretty good weather protection too. I'll see if I have to add perimeter bearings and ground anchors to keep it stable. I'm in town so you know I won't be able to to do a hawt. I spent $20 inc shipping on a rectifier and now I'll need another rectifier if a 60s will carry the load. Oh well. I want to keep the project under $100. (and I'm pretty good at that kind of thing)

What I want to do is keep it simple. Tying it to a relay was a recent thought to get a 12v cut in speed (7x2c thoughts) but with the 1x6c 2x4c rewire it will have a built in cut in speed. What ever that turns out to be. I may still have a relay with a max volts coil for output to brake it. I just want to heat water or a resistive air heater in the cold months. Maybe it will help keep the shop a bit warmer.

I'll post some pix when I get it outside to show the new toy. That may not be until the snow melts. We dug out of 18 inches yesterday. But I'll probably shovel out the location where it is chosen to go so it can work in the cold.

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Gizmo

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Posted: 12:10am 16 Dec 2010

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Hi Oscar

Welcome to the site.

What are you going to use to drive the F&P? It sounds like you plan to build a VAWT, so what height and diameter do you hope to build to?

If its a slow running VAWT made from 44gal drums, for example, then the 1x6c 2x4c would probably work OK for 12v.

Snow, whats snow?

Glenn

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amfuel
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Posted: 06:38am 17 Dec 2010

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I am considering a design that I saw posted on here by an old timer with the compressing vanes around the perimeter. I will make it stationary and have a rotating inner core. The theory is to create a vortex inside the core and exhaust it out the top. Plywood top rings and bottom sections with coroplast vanes and the agitator with some arrangement of vanes in the center of the vortex. OD will be somewhat less than 4' and about a 3' diameter inner turbine. I don't think I'll make the turbine any more than 3' tall. If I get bigger than this I will worry about the structure of the washer components being stable enough. If I have to rework those parts then I'll just start over with a better design and generator to get some pay back power. (I'll be much richer next year! LOL)

This vawt will be sitting on 3' splayed legs near buildings but open to the north and west pretty good for being in town. The location has wiring already been buried to the house. It is where the old garage was taken down. The new barn (shop) is about 10' farther south of where the wire stubs up out of the ground.

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