Help needed with Hyde Generator

[Steven Dufresne]

Hi Michel,
Actually, this particular motor is rated for 10,000 RPM - that's originally why I started this thread was to ask if anyone had heard of one rated for at least 6000-7000 RPM and Mark found this one for me. Here's a video I made a few weeks ago about this motor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR8U6T9Q0tc

Anyway... since my last post, I got the photo tachometer working again (probably was a combination of close proximity of the tach to the plastic and the lighting at the time) and I got it running up over 7000 RPM with no significant vibrating, yahoo! I increased the input voltage from the variac to around 111-115VAC. I'll post a video this evening. Makes sense since even though no-load rating is 10,000 RPM, in the above video I do a speed test with grinder and polisher wheels attached and it goes over 10,000 RPM.
-Steve
http://rimstar.org   http://wsminfo.org
PS. Give Sophie a nice scratch behind the ears for me.

[Steven Dufresne]

Hi All,
The video (with audio) of my Hyde generator running at over 7000 RPM is at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp1KbuZC6lg
I'll analyse the buzzing sound a little more but the fact that whole wooden frame isn't vibrating its way across the floor or making the floor shake is very significant. My previous setup would do that at less than 3000 RPM.

The next step is to attach the segments to the disks and see if it still runs smoothly. They'll be ferromagnetic steel segments glued with krazy glue to the surface of the rotor and also strapped the side of the bosses/wheel hubs for electrical contact. The idea is that all rotor segments on both rotors are electrically connected together, the electrical connection from rotor to rotor being done through the motor shaft. This isn't as per Hyde's US patent 4,897,592 but it is as per Hyde's later improvement as reported by him to Moray B. King.
-Steve
http://rimstar.org   http://wsminfo.org

[Mark69]

Its looking good Steve, keep the updates coming!   

Mark

[Michelinho]

Hi Steven,

I am impressed, very nice and smooth ride on the last video.

The project looks goooooood!

Take care,

Michel

[Steven Dufresne]

Thanks guys! I'm a little surprised at how well it turned out myself. I compared the sound it makes to the sound in my speed test when it was just a grinder (last segment of my mini-bench grinder video):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR8U6T9Q0tc
and the sound is the same.
-Steve
http://rimstar.org   http://wsminfo.org