P1 RECYCLING DRILLS AND HARD DRIVES FOR GENERATORS PLATTERS

[jiesheng32000]

some one help me im trying to make a generator out of the HDD motor with magnets stuck on it (the disk) and make electricity the higher the voltage the better im only 13 i dont know that much but i really want to make it help please

[zackthegoth]

I have a big DC motor from what I think is the engine cooling fan, sadly I think the bearing is shot.

[pspplayer21]

What do I type on Ebay to find some of these drills???

[josebendana]

would a cordless drill be enough to charge a 12v car battery????????????

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

@josebendana if your voltage is above 12 v it will charge but your amps may be low. You would also need a blocking diode.

[josebendana]

thanks for the response

[LiquidChem]

did you catch that at 3:00... i couldnt agree with you more on ( i couldnt agree with you moron) lol Love the show Dan! Please Keep up this enlightening work!

[x73rm]

touch them together.. and its hard agian

[x73rm]

so this is what virginity acts like ?

[social3ngin33rin]

LOLOLOL yay for cheating :D

[lrgj320]

I won't be throwing any more drills away!

[BucksVids]

this guy needs to invest in a mic or something

barely hear him

[qwertyboy1234567899]

touch them together and it gets hard again...

[hellkid94]

wow i would have never though of that

[ad3543]

awesome

[RamoneTalarico]

those are EXCELENTY for robotic projects. In actuality, if you go to any site out there that sells robot gear drives or Dewalt gearing systems, you can easilly spend 150+ for such a thing..you can get pretty much the same thing from that dril drive you got for 25cents. I know, because i have built a few robots. Next thing im going to do is make a generator for fun =) thanks for the vid!

[vhangell]

no audio...

[MONKEYGUY8504]

Since the fan changes direction, I'm assuming it's producing a direct current? How efficient is your setup?

[henrjohw]

Great vid!!!

[rossdawelder]

I did the same thing Dan & figured it produced about 15watts. Ran a 8" fan in oscillate & a 6watt bicycle light at the same time.

[Naddycat]

Really enjoyed this one Dan, thanks.

[FELIKSAYK]

holy fudge on a cracker, that's an awesome idea, i was looking for something like this, the drill, thanks, i'm on a drill hunt now :)

[borish08]

good

[thrundar]

I'm still learning a lot of this stuff. What type of voltage regulator would I need to get for a set up like this? Great video. I never knew those drills could generate power. So basically any DC motor can generate dc power? (I'm thinking heater blower motor out of car or windshield wiper motors too.)

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Most 99% DC motors work very good. The key is the RPMS that you get them too. A window motor has a 50:1 gear ration in some cases. This is too hard to turn. 4:1 up to 20:1 ratios are good. Planetary gears are different. A voltage regulator prevents over charging and most have blocking diodes ($3 ebay) which allow 1 direction current so you batteries do not power the motor or generator.

Natural lower RPM motors (no gear box) produce more voltage than higher RPM motors turn for turn.

[thrundar]

I understand the gear ratio part. I stink at electronics. Could you send me (PM) more specifics on what I would look for on ebay (voltage regulator)? I have a load of "junk" coming in a couple weeks and hope to be putting together a wind generator soon after. The drill motor would be a good first attempt at generating for me. Thank you for the reply. :-)

[lnwolf41]

Good video, set up a windmill with several drive shafts and you have free enrgy.

[Thefreshmaker999]

HE just said  "how does it handle a LOAD" ahahahahahah

[id0069]

Great idea. I was just about to toss my old cordless.

Thanks

[HHODork]

very smart.

[MrfixitRick]

Great ideas for drill parts, well presented...thanks!

[nevea2be]

Could the drill head be used to connect to a squirrel cage, used as a wind turbine and charge a 12v deep cell battery? Would the amount of energy gathered even be worth it?

[keekaykorapsa]

that's the general idea, I think. But since in all wind based turbines where the wind speed is not constant, the problem is how it will maintain a steady useful voltage at whatever wind speed that could charge them batteries. A voltage regulator perhaps? If that can be solved then you have for yourself a free battery charger from the wind.

[DavyJonesLumey]

I can not make it, because I do not understand how the tempo to the generator pin gets increased to more winds per second.

[roidroid]

wow, i'm really glad i caught part 1.  This is great stuff.

incredibly simple

[chanchiem]

Good Job XD that was great! taught me alot of things. Thank you!

[DoblyTufnell]

Great work there..Very interesting and well presented.

[jesslessthemess]

Another fantastic vid! Thanks. As always i have more questions than before...but as always i appreciate the extra ideas! Any other ideas on sources of planetary gears? I was thinking of using a car tranny for a larger, VAWT application. Cheers