Re: Grinding flats into motor to make syncronous help!

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Original poster: Vardan <vardan01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Aaron,

There are three options (I did not make the ZIP file...) It was the 
guy in CA but his name escapes me at the moment...  He has been on 
Ripley's a few times with Danielle Stampe...  Blame him :o)))

1. Cut them like picture motors_2.gif.

http://hot-streamer.com/temp/motors_2.gif

2. Cut them like picture salnt_3t.jpg.

http://hot-streamer.com/temp/salnt_3t.jpg

3. Or, just cut them 0.75 inches wide ;-)

The first two do not match, and they should....  But if salnt_3t.jpg 
had followed the directions in motors_2.gif they would have been way 
too small....

I think John Freau has shown it is just not real critical...  The 
more you cut the higher the torque but the hotter the motor gets...

"I think" 0.75 inches would be fine.  However, many on this list like 
Dr. R, Bill Wysock, John Freau...  Would know far more than 
me...  All my gaps are electronic now ;-))  If you mess up, you can 
use one of my old sync gaps ;-)))  But I think 0.75 wide to like an 
inch wide would work fine.  You can always cut more but it is hard to 
put metal back on...  The more you cut the hotter they get and the 
more current they draw which can be a pain...

Your dimension "d" in the picture is probably just fine too...  I 
don't think anyone has ever made a sync motor, no matter how much 
they cut, that did "not" work...  I like less, to cut down on motor 
heating, work, and lower current draw...  It does on take much to 
spin a rotor...

Cheers,

        Terry


At 03:07 PM 5/28/2006, you wrote:
> Terry,
>
> I did some measurements, using the rotor diameter to flat size. Your 
> ratio is about 3.8 with a 3.22 diameter rotor, and .85 flat size. My 
> rotor is about 3.5 inch diameter. With a 3.8 ratio, that works out 
> to 0.92 inch wide flat.
>
> 0.944" is the distance from outside to outside on those poles where 
> the blue d is marked. http://theflyingbullet.com/motor/IMG_1769.JPG 
> Basically the outside to outside distance of 3 of those poles.
>
> Center to center distance over 3 of those poles is about 0.7" or so.
>
> Should I do the 0.92" flats?
>
> Original poster: Vardan <vardan01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi Aron,
>
> See the notes here too:
>
> http://hot-streamer.com/TeslaCoils/Misc/sync_motor.txt
>
> Cheers,
>
>          Terry
>
>
> At 12:55 PM 5/28/2006, you wrote:
> >I'm trying to convert this motor to syncronous operation. I am not
> >sure how big to cut the flats. Picture 3 in terrys zip file shows
> >the flat going to the edge of the next pole. Yet the motors 2
> >picture in the same zip file says measure to the middle of the next
> >pole. What should I do?
> >
> >Here is a picture of the motor:
> >
> >http://theflyingbullet.com/motor/IMG_1769.JPG
> >
> >Is the black area the dead pole? The red ones dont have direct run
> >windings around them, but they are totally encased in the windings,
> >which is what I think matters correct? The black one is inbetween
> >the 2 loops of windings which is what I think I want...
> >
> >Is that the correct distance for the flat to be cut? Half way
> >between the next active pole? The armature is ~ 3.5 in diameter.
> >
> >Thanks guys
> >
> >Aaron
> >
> >PS: Terry, can you email me your phone number, maybe we can get
> >together sometime again.