http://bayareasolargroup.com Bringing Green to the Golden State Mon, 21 May 2012 17:32:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://bayareasolargroup.com/2009/11/what-appliances-or-electronics-can-i-take-apart-to-find-a-good-dc-motor-to-use-in-wind-power-experiments/ http://bayareasolargroup.com/2009/11/what-appliances-or-electronics-can-i-take-apart-to-find-a-good-dc-motor-to-use-in-wind-power-experiments/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:43:17 +0000 admin http://bayareasolargroup.com/2009/11/what-appliances-or-electronics-can-i-take-apart-to-find-a-good-dc-motor-to-use-in-wind-power-experiments/ I am wondering if I could pick up some piece of trash appliance or electronic gadget at a garage sale and pull a good DC motor out of it to use in experimental wind power projects. The motor would need to contain magnets, and generate a current at relatively low RPM. Do VCR’s or blenders or tape decks or vacuums or shavers or ??? have any good DC motors in them for this kind of application?

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Any Help! Thanks!

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