It Runs...
Hi All,
Well, I have my 4' "S1GT" running.
It is only running off a 12V 7Ah gel "lab rat", draws about 750mA and speeds along at 34RPM.
I couldn't get it to run off hall switching yet as the halls I bought were no good, so it's using the thinner windings on the main coil in series as a trigger. Luckily, some nice chap has posted some halls to me which should arrive before the weekend. (thanks ren
)
Not pulsing the cap yet either, just charging a secondary battery. It's another 12V 7Ah "lab rat", but it started at ~12.5V and is up to 14.2V after about 30 minutes.
The rotor is a bit wonky and out of balance a bit, so it needs some work.
Lots of work still to do, but at least it is a start. A couple of pics attached...
John K.
Hi All,
Well, I have my 4' "S1GT" running.
It is only running off a 12V 7Ah gel "lab rat", draws about 750mA and speeds along at 34RPM.
I couldn't get it to run off hall switching yet as the halls I bought were no good, so it's using the thinner windings on the main coil in series as a trigger. Luckily, some nice chap has posted some halls to me which should arrive before the weekend. (thanks ren

Not pulsing the cap yet either, just charging a secondary battery. It's another 12V 7Ah "lab rat", but it started at ~12.5V and is up to 14.2V after about 30 minutes.
The rotor is a bit wonky and out of balance a bit, so it needs some work.
Lots of work still to do, but at least it is a start. A couple of pics attached...

John K.
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