Crank Generator ( with stepping motors )

[ImUrtastyflava]

Ok i have a small printer motor 12Volt dc.

I'd like to use it as a generator in an experiment, using mechanical force to produce energy, like wind or water motion, but i can power only small LED lights, i'd like to charge a phone or light a stronger light bulb.

can you help me?

[electrodacus]

Great demonstration.

I did some experimentation with step motors as generator but servo motors are better used as generator see my servo motor generator video.

[overunitydotcom]

Can you please film it with a better videocamera, so one can see the real motion ?

Would be probably better to put all windings in series and generate a high voltage and use a Joule Thief to step it up.

Regards, Stefan.

[patagona97]

nice slideshow

[roastingpeanuts]

song matches frame rate

[themaritimeman]

Good stuff! I just wish it was more than 1 frame per second! The cheapest digital cameras these days make good VGA video at 24 frames/sec. :)

[lazzer408]

those motors really -crank- out some power.

[trailkeeper]

Hi, do you know if those two stepper motors/generators shown in the video are hooked up in series or parallel?

[epowerplus]

These stepping motor have two windings per, Connect the a/c side of a fullwave bridge across each of the windings ( two bridges per motor ) and then connect all the d/c sides of the bridge in parallel ( - to - and + to + )... The common wires are left open, not required.

[pixar5]

where do i get a stepping motor want to ry it too to make lightbulbs flash

[epowerplus]

You can buy stepping motors at any electronic surplus stores...such as Abra Electronics, located in Montreal or Sayal Electronics & Active Surplus here in Toronto. You can also find stepping motors in old printers...The bigger the motor. plus more steps (1.8 degrees) = high output. One more thing ..check for clogging....a strong clog = more output power.

[ScienceRyan]

@epowerplus hey, I have an awesome stepper that I am building a generator with that is about 1 ft X6in and output about 30 volts per turn

[sirmikeydotcom]

I've been watching several technologies go from 30amps to a half amp HV kicks and doing the same work. Today I saw a 469volt 3phase 5hp motor running on 115volts, 1 amp (tuned caps at 1uf intervals), had a big bank of HV low amp caps to get things moving. Well, just that you needed to hear this.

[krankiev]

Low FPS much? With all your inventions, surely you could buy a higher quality camera?

[epowerplus]

Your right, one day I will buy a better camera...Anyway, it`s not just about how good, bad or how slow my videos are, it`s all about the science behind them...that`s what I am promoting...and to encourage young students like yourself to pick a career in the sciences and engineering fields, that is what I am about...

[krankiev]

Yes, and that's great. I think people would be more interested if you had a better quality camera, that's all. I'd really like to see your Earth Motor in higher FPS. That thing is awesome.

[sebsworld0]

Your doing some good work, but please do buy a better camera, even a cheap digital camera can do decent video recording these days.

[krankiev]

true, true- you could get the message across better with higher quality video though- people would be more interested if they weren't being annoyed to death by the painstakingly slow frame rate. :P

either way, keep up the great work- you are a very intelligent person.

[sebsworld0]

lol. I agree.

[paveldaddy]

Yeah, dawg! Crank dat!!!

[newdad123]

speed it up more frames dude

[sspoke]

get better frames per second camera