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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 108657" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>Thanks Bill. For those who are not sure, that is a Walkernator, developed by Dick Sherwin and myself. One thing that is going to emerge from the tests with motors being used as generators is whether there is going to be sufficient heat generated to cause troubles. Many car alternators contain a fan to keep it cool. The one illustrated does not but they do have quite large holes in their casing. It was intended for use on 2CV Citroens where it is mounted directly on to the exhaust manifold, about as hot a place as one could find. They have never given trouble but the new Nippon Denso ones now being used do have a fan built in. One thing to note in the various videos showing stepper motors used as generators is the very small amount of current being generator. The experiments currently underway with various motors are going to let us know whether this is a route worth exploring and as such I admire the effort being put in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 108657, member: 456"] Thanks Bill. For those who are not sure, that is a Walkernator, developed by Dick Sherwin and myself. One thing that is going to emerge from the tests with motors being used as generators is whether there is going to be sufficient heat generated to cause troubles. Many car alternators contain a fan to keep it cool. The one illustrated does not but they do have quite large holes in their casing. It was intended for use on 2CV Citroens where it is mounted directly on to the exhaust manifold, about as hot a place as one could find. They have never given trouble but the new Nippon Denso ones now being used do have a fan built in. One thing to note in the various videos showing stepper motors used as generators is the very small amount of current being generator. The experiments currently underway with various motors are going to let us know whether this is a route worth exploring and as such I admire the effort being put in. [/QUOTE]
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