RE: SRSG Alignment

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>

Hi Ian,

Some angle grinder notes are at:

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

Cheers,

         Terry


At 06:30 PM 1/2/2004, you wrote:
> >  In any case the answer to your question is no,
> > you can't calculate the phase position ahead of time although you
> > may get somewhat close.  I'd just make sure the motor can be
> > rotated in its cradle (if it has one), so you can change the phase
> > easily as needed by trial and error.
>
>Bummer.  Oh well, looks like the good old trial and error approach, made a
>little easier to fine tune later with the JF Phase Adj. circuit.
>
>About to start grinding my flats.  I do not have ready access to a vertical
>milling machine or a horizontal ramrod shaping machine, either of which
>would make this job sooo much easier, so the good old angle grinder is the
>go.  Any hints from anyone (Claude ?) on doing a good job of this before I
>start ?
>
>Finally ... is there any way of knowing that the modification has worked
>without something to measure RPM on the motor ?
>
>Rgs
>Ian