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Stationary Bike Generator from Washing Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 2: Rewiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 3: Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Author:andrew.spencer.2
I work in IT, but enjoy a variety of things. I'll usually do something until I'm almost good at it and then move on to something else. There's probably a clinical
diagnosis for that, but I've never asked. I like everything from sewing and knitting to wood carving and welding. I make ball gowns, and restore antique cars. I
write software and hook chain mail. I make musical instruments, but couldn't strum a tune to save my life. I've been accused of being a jack of all trades, but
certainly have yet to master any. Items on my short list of things I haven't tried yet: glass blowing, building an airplane and learning to fly, finishing my
submarine, building a permanently habitable tree house
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Step 2: Rewiring
In order to get the optimal voltage output from the generator, you need to re-wire the windings of the stator. I used the instructions from this website:
http://www.thebackshed.com/windmill/FPRewire.asp
They are using the motor for a wind generator, but the idea for the bike is the same. I had a 42 pole stator and rewired it in 3 phases of 7 groups of 2 poles for a 24v
configuration. I know that sounds kind of confusing, but read the website carefully, it's very informative and isn't too hard to follow once you get the basic concepts down.
Before reattaching the stator to the shaft housing, I cut the shaft off 2 1/4" from the housing, or about 10 1/2" overall. Next I fitted the chainring cassette over the cut end
of the shaft. The ID of the cassette was slightly smaller than the OD of my motor shaft, so I had to machine it down a little bit. If you know anybody with a metal lathe, take
it to them, but the method I used also works in a pinch. I clamped the shaft housing in my bench vise and put my electric drill on the threaded end. While the shaft was
spinning I was able to evenly grind down the diameter of the cut end of the shaft with an angle grinder. Sorry I didn't get a photo of this.
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Step 3: Welding
The first thing I did to the frame was replace the wheels of the bike with upright sections of 3/4" angle iron. Keep the chainring cassette off of the rear wheel though, you'll
need that later.
By doing this you can make the height of the bike anything you want, just make sure the pedals still clear the ground.
Then weld something to the bottom of the uprights to give the bike some lateral stability. My feet are 15" wide.
I also welded a short section of angle between the fork and the frame, to keep it from turning.
The first photo is a closeup of the rear detail. The right side of the rear fork is left intact for mounting the derailleur, and the left half is cut to accept the housing of the
motor shaft. I used a chunk of 3"x3" square steel tubing to house the whole shaft assembly, and welded it directly to the bike frame. You could also fabricate a bracket out
of angle iron if you don't have any square tubing.
The motor shaft has to sit on the same axis as the rear axle of the bike used to be on. As you can see in the second photo, the motor shaft doesn't extend beyond the
cassette into the right half of the fork. So you need to make sure that whatever method you use for securing the shaft bearing assembly, it is very solid. I put a couple
supports in between the two halves of the rear fork, and ran a wee bit of angle from one of them to the square tubing to solid things up a little bit.
Once everything is test fit and spinning like it should, take it all apart again and paint up the frame. Note: try not to spin the generator too much while it is engaged without
a load attached. Apparently it can build up quite a charge, and you wouldn't want to get zapped.
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mwm2929 says:
andrew.spencer.2 says:
javajunkie1976 says:
flyingpuppy says:
profpat says:
hi Andrew,
here in the Philippines, we do not have that kind of motor, all washing machine and likewise dryers are using capacitor type induction motors..how ever i
found out that food mixers or juice mixers like the ostirizer/B&D brand uses a brushed dc motors like that of portable 220v electric drills. i assume it also can
do output a voltage powerful enough to charge a car battery. will try out soon.
also portable battery powered electric drills or screwdrivers can be used..
maddog57 says:
Phil B says:
andrew.spencer.2 says:
electrizzy says:
How much current does this produce, you may have said but I did not see it.
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andrew.spencer.2 says:
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