Re: Modifying Induction Motor to Synchronous Operation

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Danny,

The big file with all the info is at:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Misc/syncmot.zip

Additional notes for the doit yourselfer are at:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Misc/sync_motor.txt

If your try to check it with a strobe disk see the pictures at:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/RSGstrobe/

and don't tell us it doesn't work :-))  Apparently, you need a disk like
this with four dark bands instead of just a half white and half black disk.
 Not sure why...

Pictures of my rotary gaps are at:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MyCoils/BigCoil/Rgap.jpg
http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MyCoils/SmallCoil/small_gap1.jpg

Cheers,

	Terry


At 09:00 AM 8/8/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Pardon my ignorance, but I'm new to the list, and I've had difficulty 
>accessing the archives (thanks to Code Red - argh!)
>
>Can someone point me in the right direction as to where I can get 
>details/instructions/theory on how to modify an induction motor for 
>synchronous operation? I infer that it involves grinding flats (into the 
>rotor?)
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Danny Stone
>Newbie Coiler in Sacramento, CA
>