Well, see, that's where you go astray Arild, assuming that stuff is
produced and by competent people with integrity.
As with the space shuttle Challenger, engineers are sometimes ignored by
the suits who are motivated by greed and glory.
I don't know why the KISS has it's warts (crappy azimuth bearings, weak
tail fin, no spinner, band-aid optional slip rings) but I suspect greed,
pushing the thing out the door before it was fully designed, is the answer.
The best-built wind generator I have known was the Amp Air. English built,
it was superbly designed and constructed. Unfortunately it had a low
output, suitable for keep up batteries of a boat on a mooring, but not for
daily living.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying Julington Creek FL
30 07.72N 081 38.4W
> [Original Message]
> From: Arild Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Date: 2/1/2008 4:27:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] repair old wind gennys
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ken James
>
> > Air Marine units have no brushes on the generator, but since the unit is
> > able to rotate freely around the pole, they do there. But they are easy
> > to replace, even the slip rings. -Ken
> >
>
> REPLY
> Just as I thought. and the collar bearing would be some kind of thrust
> bearing.
> Any ordinary and well trained designer would pick standard parts as much
as
> possible and only contrive custom parts to solve previously unsolved
> technical problems.
>
> Which means many of the parts found in most products are standard of the
> shelf pieces .
> This would include bearings slip rings, often shafts collar seals and
> perhaps even propeller blades.
>
> A good motor repair shop could even figure out how to do a stator rewind.
> I have been in several rewind shops with winding lathes still in use.
> I tend to look for shops staffed by a few greyheads.
> Then you know they have the smarts and experience to get the job done
right.
>
> Arild
>
>
>
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