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ryanm
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Joined: 25/09/2015
Location: Australia
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Posted: 05:04am 31 Dec 2017

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There's a brand new looking F&P clothes dryer at my local tip. I don't imagine it would use a smart drive motor, but does anyone know if the motor in it would be useful or even possible to turn into a generator?

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Madness

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Posted: 07:15am 31 Dec 2017

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The motor will most likely be a small induction motor, one likely fault is a dead start capacitor. Not much use as a generator.

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ryanm
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Posted: 07:30am 03 Jan 2018

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I suspected as much. Thanks for the confirmation Madness. Also found a washing machine motor, but unfortunately it had a disagreement with the excavator they use to keep the metal pile under control. Oh well, free fridge magnets.

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