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the generator!
by
dillenger1
on 25 Jan, 2008 21:31
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#1
by
gratefuljoe
on 26 Jan, 2008 01:56
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VERY VERY COOL!!!!!!!
What a fortuitous application of our venerable 1.6!
What's the context? What are you powering and why?
-greatefuljoe
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#2
by
dillenger1
on 26 Jan, 2008 06:02
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#3
by
dillenger1
on 26 Jan, 2008 06:07
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I do have some of this stuff for sale.Pick-up only.Its a 10kw generator.I may be using the fuel tank.
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#4
by
OM617
on 26 Jan, 2008 07:31
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Nice setup but I don't think I have ever seen a more rusty engine!
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#5
by
Baselyne
on 26 Jan, 2008 09:19
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My dad and I really got talking about engines and generators this morning because of this thread, So I guess your taking the generator apart?
How much space did the overall design take up?
10KW is amazine... isnt it? what did you use for the coil windings to generate the power?
that my freind puts life into ol'mcgivers bones!
damn nice work tell the ol man from my ol man!
Cheers
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#6
by
QuickTD
on 26 Jan, 2008 10:18
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10KW is amazine... isnt it? what did you use for the coil windings to generate the power?
10kw is about 14hp, the generator appears to be a manufactured unit.
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#7
by
dillenger1
on 26 Jan, 2008 16:51
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#8
by
dillenger1
on 26 Jan, 2008 16:55
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sorry pics are so big :oops: Im still working on the text to.Seems it wants to extend text all the way weird.Ill try some different posting techniques.Does anyone know how to avoid this?Can i resize bulk photos in photobucket?
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#9
by
jtanguay
on 26 Jan, 2008 17:46
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10KW is amazine... isnt it? what did you use for the coil windings to generate the power?
10kw is about 14hp, the generator appears to be a manufactured unit.
so you could put 5 of those generators hooked up to this engine and make 50 kw? full steam ahead!!!
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#10
by
4BTA4ME
on 27 Jan, 2008 07:16
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Dillinger1's Dad here. The generator design sat on a 4'x6' trailer. It took up so muchh space because I used the poly Jetta fuel tank as well; sitting that forward of the engine on the trailer. The transaxle output powered shorted axle that was welded to a jackshaft which had a 14" dual belt pulley. The other side of the belt drove a 4" pulley on the generator's shaft.
To control the generator's speed under all load conditions, I put an electronic speed governor on the throttle and used an inductive proximity sensor to measure the pulses from the ring gear teeth. I tried using the cruise control circuit but it would not respond fast enough to hold constant speed under any load changes.
To start the whole thing in motion I started the engine with the clutch pedal depressed. Used a motorcycle throttle to change rpm's as I shifted gears up to 4th gear. I then would bring the rpms close to 1800 and then throw the switch to activate the speed governor.
The only thing I made a mistake on was not welding up the diff. I thought I could get away with bolting down one side of the transaxle output; thus speeding up the other side. This only worked for a while until the differential heated up after a long day of heavy laods. I was going to weld up the Diff but ended up loosing interest.
All the generator parts are for sale now.
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#11
by
dillenger1
on 27 Jan, 2008 07:33
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Nice setup but I don't think I have ever seen a more rusty engine!
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Its mostly grease,I spent alot of time scrubbing it down.Took it down in steps,day by day,till i could see bare metal.Ill have the block back soon from the shop with 3rd oversize and blueprinted via magnaflux.Does anyone know why the text extends so far?What am i doing wrong here?
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#12
by
jtanguay
on 27 Jan, 2008 07:36
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there must be a way to control that thing with the governor... i'd say calibrate the pump to cut fueling @ around 1800-2000 rpm. then basically have two modes. idle, and 'load' whereas load is full fuel travel. rpm stays at 1800 because any sign of drop in rpm, more fuel is injected to hold that rpm... a very large amount of fuel can be injected to hold that rpm :twisted:
i like how this was designed... keeping the gearbox to increase efficiency
btw those pictures are somehow placed beside eachother extending the screen... very weird this thread is!
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#13
by
QuickTD
on 27 Jan, 2008 10:29
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there must be a way to control that thing with the governor... i'd say calibrate the pump to cut fueling @ around 1800-2000 rpm. then basically have two modes. idle, and 'load' whereas load is full fuel travel. rpm stays at 1800 because any sign of drop in rpm, more fuel is injected to hold that rpm... a very large amount of fuel can be injected to hold that rpm :twisted:
This is how it is done on a commercial unit. There are springs available for the VE pump to accomplish this. They are usually extensions spring with a fairly low rate and lots of coils. The constant speed springs replace the entire governor capsule.
i like how this was designed... keeping the gearbox to increase efficiency
How so? Every mesh of gears or belts consumes some power, best case would be direct drive.
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#14
by
4BTA4ME
on 31 Jan, 2008 09:04
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