Re: Sync Motor Wanted

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Original poster: "John Richardson" <jprich-at-up-dot-net> 

Hi Jim,

Check out e-Bay periodically for the old style Teletype motors.  I've seen
them go for about $15.00.  HP ratings generally between1/15 and 1/20.  If
you are not running NST's, maybe consider an asynch gap.  My synch gap isn't
as much fun as I thought it would be.

John Richardson
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Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: Sync Motor Wanted


 > Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
 >
 > Hi,
 >
 > So folks offer MMCs and toroids...  But no "motor grinders" out there!??
I
 > know just the motor itself is like $100 new, but some people just don't
 > have the shop skills or tools...  It is a fairly trivial thing to people
 > that know what they are doing to grind, adjust, and test 1/4HP nice sync
 > motors "for sale".  Those of us that have many, will never sell "ours"
;-))
 >
 > Bill Wysock offers the entire sync gap, but his rock solid pro machine
 > prices are a little high for little guys.  For just the motor, you go out
 > and buy or find the usual 1/4 HP motor, grind the flats with a grinder,
 > shim the shaft if needed, be sure it is not terribly out of balance, and
 > maybe test it with a strobe as if anything could go wrong ;-)).
 >
 > After I finish my present giant project, grinding iron sounds relaxing
 > ;-))  But not for a few weeks yet...
 >
 > Ok, I guess I am just a little surprised this cool part of Tesla coiling
is
 > not a "buy off Ebay" (or anywhere else) part!!!
 >
 > Cheers,
 >
 >          Terry
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > At 02:38 PM 4/14/2004, you wrote:
 > >Hello list,
 > >
 > >Does anyone have a Sync. motor for sale suitable for a SRSG?  I didn't
 > >have any luck grinding flats into my motor,  it just searches for sync
but
 > >wont lock on.
 > >
 > >Regards - Jim Mitchell
 >
 >