Re: [EVGRAY] 120 volt generator

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I've got a old 2,500 watt generator the motors about gone I'm thinking
remove the piston and connect the drive motor to it .air conditioning this
year would be the cats meoow !.not to mention refrigeration finely.

On Thursday, May 9, 2019, James Glinski <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks warren for the update can wait to hear the Finnished units
> performance .
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> On Thursday, May 9, 2019, [email protected] [EVGRAY] <
> [email protected]> wrote:
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>> Hi Warren,
>>
>> Restoration of a generator like the previous one:(
>> http://www.grayhitandmiss.com/Powerlite/powerliterestoration.html):
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> Ole
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>>
>> ---In [email protected], <onielsen@...> wrote :
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>> Hi Warren,
>>
>> Could it be this 1948 model: http://www.runyard.org/jr/FM/F
>> M_LightPlant.html
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>> [image: http://www.runyard.org/jr/FM/images/FairbanksMorse_1KW_600.jpg]
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>> [image: http://www.runyard.org/jr/FM/images/FM_Tag_x750.jpg]
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>> Wiring diagrams: http://www.runyard.org/jr/FM/F
>> M_10LS_LightPlant-Manual.html
>>
>> Regards
>> Ole
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>>
>> ---In [email protected], <schoonersolsticemoon@...> wrote :
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>> Eduardo
>> Sadly, the plate if any, was on the gas engine. I only know it was a
>> Fairbanks Morse which was very heavily built, using their own engine, which
>> for any company, is unusual.
>> It seemed to be for continuous duty, but there is no indication when it
>> was made, or what model.
>> It could have even been war time WW11 vintage except for the paint.
>> Cheers Warren
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>> On Thu., 9 May 2019 at 4:14 a.m., Eduardo Codina eduardo_codina@...
>> [EVGRAY]
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Hi warren, does your generator have a spec. plate, knowing the details,
>> model  etc could make it easier to get the wiring diagram.
>> cheers.
>> Eduardo
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>> ----- Forwarded message -----
>> *From:* Mick mkjekyll@... [EVGRAY] <[email protected]>
>> *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, 9 May 2019, 11:24:18 am AEST
>> *Subject:* Re: [EVGRAY] 120 volt generator
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>> Warren,
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>> A generator for DC, rather than an alternator producing AC and rectified
>> to DC, just spits out DC.  The DC slip ring is usually segmented to flip
>> the fields.
>> On 5/8/2019 2:23 PM, Warren Keillor schoonersolsticemoon@... [EVGRAY]
>> wrote:
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>>
>> Hi Everyone
>> I have this 120 volt 60hz single phase generator, four pole 1800 rpm , a
>> Fairbanks  Morse, possibly from the 1950's. It is very massively built, and
>> in decent condition.
>> I need such a thing for an experiment I am doing.
>> However, it is a challenge to know how to hook it up. I can't find a
>> wiring diagram on line.
>> It is peculiar. It may predate diodes
>> How did they energize the field windings?
>> It has a complete commutator, and brushes, as well as slip rings, and
>> brushes,
>> It was direct coupled to a gas engine. I have installed a stub shaft, and
>> a bearing to support the engine end, as the that bearing support was the
>> engine bearing.
>> It seems pretty good for my purposes if I only can figure out how to make
>> it go.
>> An interesting feature about it is that it has an electric starter
>> function to turn the generator into a motor for starting the gas engine it
>> used to be connected to.
>> Bart, do you remember that 4 cylinder gas generator I gave you?
>> This is likely about a similar vintage, only, this is just a couple of
>> KW, I'm hoping will do the job.
>> If anybody can remember pre-diode times I would sure be grateful.
>> How would the voltage regulation work?
>> Cheers Warren
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