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RE: Winding/coating...



Original poster: "Black Moon by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <black_moons-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Yea but I got container of verious steper moters and its about time I used 
one :P






>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: RE: Winding/coating...
>Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 08:15:17 -0700
>
>Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz 
><teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
>
>
>You really don't need anything that fancy unless you are winding maybe a
>coil per week or more.  A simple jig consisting
>of two dowels (one for wire spool, one for secondary) is all you need for
>almost all but the largest coils.
>
>I use the "poor-man's winding jig" which is shown here:
>
>http://www.spacecatlighting-dot-com/images/ctc3_secondary02.jpg
>
>I've handwound many coils on this thing and even the largest one shown here
>only took about an hour to wind
>by hand.
>
>The Captain
>
>
>
>
>Well... Now I guess I need a winding/coating rig.. first I guess coating...
>so im thinking pot controled steper motor.. Got a nice big printer steper
>motor.. and a scanner one with gears on it allready
>Honestly I don't think the printer steper would need downgearing really,
>its got enufe torque and can be run at slow enufe speeds with the right
>driver...
>I got some footpedals for my steering wheel that detach too, so I could
>have pedals for winding speed control..
>But that brings me to a question... either way... im gonna need something
>to hold the tube... what would I use? atm im gonna be using just a 12" long
>1" across pvc tube...
>but id like to be able to adjust to it other tubes later on.... so mabey
>just 2 ends I can clamp onto a bench to adjust for tube length, but still..
>tube diamater... I don't have shop access.. tho my brother does weld..
>Next question... what kinda driver could I use for a steper motor?
>perferabley a revirseable one (perferabley revirseable by just a single
>pot) and perferabley common... my local shop likes to play the "got a cheap
>5amp 100v or higher mosfet?" "uhh, what part number" "hmm... xxxx" "no"
>"xxxx" "no" "xxxx" "no" (on for 1/2 an hour) "xxxx" "Yes" "ok! how much is
>it" "$30" "uhhh... for a 5amp 100v mosfet? yeash...." and I usally just go
>home at that point...
>I assume its cause its discontuined or something...
>Sigh... a place that accepts money orders or something with whatever part
>would be nice too...
>
>_