RE: Oriental Motor Sync Motor

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Original poster: "Dave Halliday" <dh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Ahh -- the cap circuitry and the motor circuitry are different.

The motor is __not__ meant to be reversed this way.

The fact that it runs does not mean that damage is not being done to the
motor.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 4:09 PM
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Oriental Motor Sync Motor
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> Original poster: BunnyKiller <bunnikillr@xxxxxxx>
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> you change the polarity on the cap and motor input....  seems strange
> but it works
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> Scot D
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> Tesla list wrote:
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> >Original poster: "David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> >Alan,
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> >I'm not sure why you clipped the "Ball lightning-don't try this at
> >home" thread and attached it to this letter? and neither do I un-
> >derstand why an oriental motor would easily sync turning ccw,
> >but not turning cw, but since it doesn't  matter which direction
> >the shaft turns in an SRSG, I would just let her happily turn ccw,
> >in sync, and be done with it ;^) BTW, how do you change the
> >direction of shaft rotation?
> >
> >David Rieben
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 10:14 PM
> >Subject: Oriental Motor Sync Motor
> >
> >
> >>Original poster: "Alan Majernick" <rainylake@xxxxxxx>
> >>
> >>I have been experimenting with some small oriental motors.
> They are able to
> >>operate both cw and ccw. When operating in ccw mode they
> hit sync with a 4"
> >>rotor at about 90 volts with a 2.5 cap. When operating in
> cw mode it won't
> >>go into sync even at 120v with up to a 6 mfd cap. Anyone
> have any ideas why?
> >>Or ideas on how to get them to sync at lower voltage?
> >>
> >>Thanks Alan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx]
> >>Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 9:57 PM
> >>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>Subject: Re: Ball Lightning Experiment - Don't try this at home
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> >>Original poster: "Harold Weiss" <hweiss@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >>It might be better to build a vented "tank" if the lid keeps
> >>deforming. Build the vent as a labrinth to catch the fragments, and
> >>still allow venting of the blast.  Check into pyrotechnic
> >>safes.  They are built to handle detonation of the contents
> and still
> >>remain in one piece.  They would be a good design to follow in
> >>construction of blast tanks for quartershrinkers and ect.
> >>
> >>David E Weiss
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> >> >Original poster: "David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >
> >> >  Hi Peter,
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> >> >  Distance can be your friend but if you don't have that
> >> >  luxury, then a sturdy containment vessel is the next best
> >> >  thing. I use a containment vessel with solid 1/8" thick
> >> >  walls and a lid of the same with a 1/2" thick lexan "win-
> >> >  dow" through which the electrode leads pass. I discharge
> >> >  up to 20 kJ inside this vessel and the steel lid does bend
> >> >  from the blast and has to be bent back down with a large
> >> >  hammer after firing. Of course the lid must be secured in
> >> >  place to keep it from "blowing off" and is held in place by
> >> >  2 bolts with wing nuts.
> >> >
> >> >  David Rieben
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