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KarlJ

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Joined: 19/05/2008
Location: Australia
Posts: 1178

Posted: 10:47am 04 Nov 2009

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Anyone interested, I found this on ebay today

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/WIND-GENERATOR-PIGGOTS-12V-AND-24V-DI SCS-UP-TO-20A_W0QQitemZ290365235089QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Gad gets?hash=item439b1ddf91

Would it be any good?

Luck favours the well prepared

niall1

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Joined: 20/11/2008
Location: Ireland
Posts: 331

Posted: 11:20pm 05 Nov 2009

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hi Karlj

this reply is a bit late but its very hard to tell the condition of the alt by just a pic like that....
it could be fine but without seeing it disassembled its impossible to tell

depending on materials used axials can need periodic maintenance checks for stator alignment (rubbing problems) and possible magnet corrosion (environment)..bearing wear etc

a close up pic of the magnet rotors would have been better...were they nickle or epoxy coated ? was polyester or epoxy used to pot them ? and so on ....

i,ve seen one or two that cut corners on basic things which shortened their life a lot....i,ll include myself in that category ...

Edited by niall1 2009-11-07

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