bowtieboy4life2000
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that is a good idea
CK5
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Thought I'd share my Weldernator
- Thread starter clarkjw24
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So you are giving the field full current by removing the insulation from the screw to bypass the regulator and then using just 2/3rds of the stator? I assume one of the lines that used to go to the diode trio is routed to the output terminal and another one is tied to the case, but I didn't see how that was implemented.
I have heard of this trick many years ago, but I've never seen one actually built.
I have heard of this trick many years ago, but I've never seen one actually built.
Where did you get the piece circled in red, did you buy it somewhere or make it?
Kenny78
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Electrical supply house. Thomas and Betts (T&B) mechanical lugs. Take a pic in if you are dead set on the style
GsxrMike
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Yeah what he said. I don't exactly understand what all was done on reassembly. I little more detail on that would be great! BTW why do you have to reverse rotation on your own rig? Also is your motor running off LP?
Reassemble after you remove those items from the alt.
here is what I used as a guide. http://home.comcast.net/~t.molnar/Obwelder1.htm
Yes my rig is running off of LP.
BILTIT
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After looking alittle closer i don't think that is a 12SI, looks like a larger case.
Does a regular stick welder have this much voltage on the leads?
BILTIT
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(Miller)Thunderbolt® XL 225 AC
Rated Output
Rated Output
- AC: 225 A at 25 VAC, 60 Hz (15% Duty Cycle at 50 Hz)
inside my alternator case, the capacitor looks different, but everything else looks the same. My capacitor just looks like a normal cap; just a cylinder with one lead coming out, then a bracket where it was grounded and attached to the case. Will mine still work?
TucsonK5
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Do you mean reverse polarity? I have the same question.
blazd88
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Excellent!!!! Just one more thing though right!!
GsxrMike
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Yeah that was what I meant! DOH!
wasted wages
1 ton status
just a thought,,but any idea of how much HP it would take to drive this with a small gas engine ?? 5 hp ??
thinking portable here .....
thinking portable here .....
SKI-'84K5
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does the HP really matter as much as the RPMs?
Kenny78
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The HP wouldnt matter until you started welding. The alternator would become a heavy, heavy draw. If the engine was too small the RPMS(welding capacity) would diminish.
