Cut the ass end off and bolted it to some melamine. Still has the belt and wheel pulley attached so I can load the DC motor. Rated at 24v 120w.
Ran the basic 3bgs setup with some interesting observations. Obviously the motor isnt turning at full speed, but it has useable torque nonetheless. I replaced the "charging" battery with a large cap. Upon completion of the circuit the motor runs and the cap charges to more or less the source voltage. Motor stops. Discharge cap, and process repeats. So I put on one of JBs comparator circuits I had (homemade) and was able to charge my third battery quite nicely from it. With a regulated discharge pulse from the cap. The higher I charged the cap before discharge the slower the system would run.
So I can see how one could come to some sort of balance in the system. I like it. Im interested in what you guys come up with. Turion, you seem to be leading more towards JBs"1984" style system with a DC motor, a controller and a flywheel/generator arrangement. And thats something Id like to explore too. It could easily fit into your existing 3bgs arrangement as your primary load. I have some other parts I might try in this simple arrangement, I like where this is headed.
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