nice to see the updates on that mill Phil...looks like you were well on the way to a Proven type alt design there ...(with the other downwind event )... ...the provens seem a very strange fish
backwards ...or is it forewards ...or are all upwind machines actually backwards and they dont know it ...lots of fun ..
You hit the nail on the head niall! Objective number one - have fun!
Oztules- I thought about doing a toroid on this one. I couldn't get my fingers around the iron. I know how to do it now. I still have about 80 lbs of the 3/4" silicon steel and 50 2"x2"x0.5" magnets saved for a special occasion.
I suspected the voltage would be high, but not as high as it turned out. I took each phase out of the stator independently. They were tied to a terminal block outside. I was able to use several configurations easily enough. I wanted all the options I could get.
It either needs better furling, a brake or variable pitch prop to control it though.
I'm glad you enjoyed the post and
Thanks for the responses.
Phil