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fernbrae 1

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Joined: 19/01/2009
Location: Australia
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Posted: 09:25pm 31 Jan 2009

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Hi gentlemem,
does anybody know where to buy the copper wire used for making windings for an alternator Please.
This has proved difficult , I am in melbourne.

Regards
Greg

loving life lets be active .

brucedownunder2
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Joined: 14/09/2005
Location: Australia
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Posted: 10:00pm 31 Jan 2009

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Hi Greg, Try this , Yellow pages and find a motor re-wirer in your area, go along ,maybe with a six pack or a dozen beers, and ask if you could exchange them for some "end-of spool" copper winding wire that they can't use . Take along your stator and explain what you are doing ,you might find the boss very interested,thats what I did.
If you don't get enough wire on one spool ,you could join and solder lengths together and heatshrink over the joint ,reckon for our purposes, this is satisfactory--Bruce ducks,lol.

Best of luck

Bruce.

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fernbrae 1

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Posted: 04:34am 01 Feb 2009

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Thanks Bruce ,
that is a neat idea I will give this a try .
Rgds
Greg

loving life lets be active .

KarlJ

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Joined: 19/05/2008
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Posted: 11:39am 02 Dec 2009

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I've got 0.8mm x 1.3KGs of the stuff was going to scrap it.

3 lengths couple of spots the enamelling aint too hot but could be fixed,

you can have it for nothing.
even though its worth $10 in scrap

Better it finds a new life

Karl

Luck favours the well prepared

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