I bought this Amatek Generator Motor from ebay yesterday and I was amazed that it arrived at my house today. I dont think I have ever had anything come from ebay so fast.
Anyway, its an Amatek 38 Volt DC.
It came with the hub and the mount.
I modified the small generator in several ways as you will be able to see in the video.
First, I moved the pivot point more towards the front of the motor.
Next, I recut the hub and made changes to it that would allow for it to be more balanced.
I then re-mounted the blades and made sure that they were centered on the hub.
Today we have crappy weather with the wind at about 10 mph blowing in from the East.
The Generator is from a treadmill. Its 90 Volts DC and spins clockwise.
Below: Video 1
Below Video 2
Below Video 3
In these pics you will probably notice that I removed one of the 5′ sections of pipe from the stand or tower. This was to make it easier for me to be able to play with it and work on it using different blades and designs as well as testing for amps, volts and watts output.
I attached a small 12volt light from a car to the positive and negative wires and disconnected it from the battery bank until I am ready and so as not to put any stress on the battery bank. Until I am ready to.
^ Showing the smaller tower after removing a 5′ section of pipe from the top
^ Showing the back of the generator and the treadmill motor used.
^ Now you can see the small 12 volt light attached to the top just to allow for the energy to go somewhere until I am ready for some real testing.
^ Front of it. You probably see this before in the previous post.
I know first hand that buying bolts, washers and others things such as this can add up and you can easily find yourself spending more money then you wanted to. I have found that by visiting my local dollar store (Dollar Tree) or my local GoodWill (second hand store) I was able to find most everything that I needed and at a costs that is very cheap.
I would not personally buy these items from a hardware store as the prices can often put you in the poor house fast.
Save your self some money and visit the locations I posted above if you have them available in your area.
When at my local Menards store I noticed that a small package of flat washers was $3.49 per bag (a small bag) and I was able to get more of them for only a dollar at my local dollar store.
Now, I know you maybe saying that is not alot of difference however when you add all of these things up, $2 to $5 dollars saved at every purchase can save you big time.
Heck, you may even find something that you never knew that you needed until you find it for a buck;-)