[TheForge] Re: Generators

[Michael Horgan]

http://www.lindsaybks.com/dgjp/djgbk/magneto/index.html  is Dave Gingery's 
take on remagnetizing.
At 03:34 AM 9/1/2004, you wrote:
>Mike S, maybe you could find some old AC units in the dump. Test the
>capacitors with an ohm meter. The meter should peg, then drop to zero.
>
>Ron C.
>
>It's possible to remagnetize the permanent magnet but my local motor
>guys don't have the right gear.  I've recently been trying to figure
>out how to do that for a couple of magnetos I have.  Seems like I need
>some whopping big capacitors so as to deliver 50,000 ampere-turns for
>a very brief moment.  I have a bunch of capicitors totalling about
>100,000 micro-fd but they're only rated for 15 to 40 volts.  What
>would I look in to find a bunch of 150V or 300V 30,000 mfd capacitors?
>
>
>
>- Mike
>
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