Forum: Renewable Energy
03-31-2012, 01:50 AM
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Stacked fan and other observations
The rotor configuration I had posted earlier seemed to give me some rather promising results based on neon output. However as I look over my notes on all of my different designs and how they actually...
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Forum: Renewable Energy
03-24-2012, 12:43 AM
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battery
@mangelo. Not much has been going on in this forum lately. I wrote on 3/13 and there has been no response. This is unusual. I'm not the moderator but I'll answer your question as best as I can.
You...
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Forum: Renewable Energy
03-13-2012, 12:54 AM
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New design
I tried a new design that popped into my head during meditation. I don't know how it works but it seems to be a lot better than anything I've done yet. If anybody can explain it, go ahead. Here is...
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Forum: Renewable Energy
03-04-2012, 09:36 PM
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no blades
I cut the blades off. The result was that I couldn't control the speed. I would adjust the pot and it would run ok for a maybe 15 seconds. Then the fan would take off like a bat out of hell. I...
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Forum: Renewable Energy
03-03-2012, 08:53 PM
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My batteries are new. Small 12V 12aH lead acid...
My batteries are new. Small 12V 12aH lead acid motercycle bats. The one I originally charged with a conventional battery charger and the other I charged with my first bedini fan.
The fan I had...
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Forum: Renewable Energy
03-03-2012, 12:06 AM
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Forum: Renewable Energy
03-01-2012, 06:05 PM
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Wish I understood the last few dialogs, but...
Wish I understood the last few dialogs, but whatever.
I let the white/purple light fixation go. I just want to charge. On earlier tests with the batteries and fans I have I was able to gain more...
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Forum: Renewable Energy
02-24-2012, 11:56 PM
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I couldn't wait for the order to come so I...
I couldn't wait for the order to come so I rewired the fan using 26 & 32 awg. Again the white/purple (w/p) flashes at the first start up. Having 4 neons in parallel did not make a difference.
I got...
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Forum: Renewable Energy
02-21-2012, 06:49 PM
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Forum: Renewable Energy
02-19-2012, 07:21 PM
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Brushless fan
mbrownn wrote, "Wow, I have never seen a fan with wire that big, it should work well if it is wired correctly. Is this a brushless DC motor? if it is, it should be fine.
The pot you use will have...
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Forum: Renewable Energy
02-16-2012, 06:04 PM
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thanks mbrownn
Thanks for your help. There is a lot of information in the various forums but it takes an inordinate amount of time to sift through it. Especially if you are looking for an answer to a simple...
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Forum: Renewable Energy
02-15-2012, 09:04 PM
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thanks mbrownn & khwartz
I got my fan working. It did not light up the neon very well. However it did indeed charge. I made a 2nd one and hooked them in parallel. That worked better. I was able to charge a new ATV battery in...
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Forum: Renewable Energy
01-24-2012, 03:08 PM
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Forum: Renewable Energy
01-23-2012, 03:43 PM
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Thanks for the help on the schematic. It is the...
Thanks for the help on the schematic. It is the schematic on the right. I just got my fan to run. It took a little resoldering until I had it correct.
The neon does not light when I disconnect the...
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Forum: Renewable Energy
01-16-2012, 08:51 PM
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NewBe
Ordered the parts I needed to make this circuit and settled in reading this thread and studying the circuit. I had hoped to make it and have it running before signing up for this forum. Unfortunately...
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