Hello everybody,
I just popped in to post a little update. I purchased two single phase AC motors. One of these motors really screams at 3450 RPMs

With this motor, I should be able to drive an alternator with a one-to-one pulley ratio. Experimenting with various pulley combinations will allow me to test the cell with RPMs in the high 9000 range on down. It’s an additional test parameter (the RPMs) I will be disclosing in my experiment results. Once I determine the best RPMs, I can use my more efficient AC motor with the proper pulley ratio and find out if it can handle the load.
I believe Stan’s motor was a 1725 RPM capacitor start motor with something in the neighborhood of a one-to-two or one-to-three ratio. I just want to try higher RPM ranges to see if there is any noticeable increase in performance.
I will be having my tubes TIG welded this weekend and I plan to take some pictures at the welding shop. I will be posting more pictures some time next week.
Later this week, I plan to post “Meyer’s Preliminary Stages Part 2”.
Thanks again for ALL the input everyone has been giving. I really can’t thank everyone enough
Regards,
mina