Project Archive

• Casting the Rotors0May 3, 2009

  Casting the Rotors

  With the rotor metalwork completed and the layout of the magnets done, it’s time to cast the rotors in fiberglass. I have no doubt...

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• Wind Turbine Magnet Rotor0April 12, 2009

  Wind Turbine Magnet Rotor

  Indexing the Backing Plate Once the magnets get mounted, it’ll be imperative that these rotors be assembled properly oriented to each...

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• Casting the Stator0March 17, 2009

  Casting the Stator

  When we last left this project, I had just completed soldering the coils for our Permanent Magnet Generator together in...

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• Router Table0February 11, 2009

  Router Table

  We had decided last year that when it started to get too cold to work outside that we’d get some...

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• Stator & Mold0January 19, 2009

  Stator & Mold

  All three phases are individually wired. All that is left is to cut the loose starts to length, remove the...

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• Starting the Stator0January 18, 2009

  Starting the Stator

  Larger versions of the images in this post (and more) are viewable in The PMG Gallery. Click on each thumbnail...

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• Fastenal0January 17, 2009

  Fastenal

  The other day one of my neighbors hooked me up with some industrial metal shelving for the garage. It was...

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