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sjb:

Great job Al :thumbup:
Steve

CallMeAl:
foozer, sjb, PekkaNF, winklmj, DaveH : Thanks for nice comments and compliments.

SPiN Racing, Bernd : No one is more impressed than me that it runs - I had given it up for dead.

Rob.Wilson : I appreciate your confidence I would drag it into life.

John Hill: Yes AC, it's surprising what might happen when you don't know better than to try something and hope it works. I didn't have to do anything to the core tube besides bore out the entrance to get the armature out. There was enough length to allow the armature to get the proper overlap on the coil.

Stilldrillin: Thanks, it does sound good - an unexpected bonus!

John Hill:

--- Quote from: CallMeAl on July 18, 2011, 11:24:28 PM ---John Hill: Yes AC, it's surprising what might happen when you don't know better than to try something and hope it worksaNF, winklmj, DaveH : Thanks for nice comments and compliments.

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Thanks Al, that is interesting as I am presently engaged in a little research on using AC solenoids for solenoid motors. I hope I can post my finding soon. :coffee:

NickG:
Brilliant! :thumbup:

madjackghengis:
That's really great Al, I was going to post it could easily be done with one solenoid, I seem to remember building one out of a magazine when I was a kid, and it just needs the flyweel to carry it. I will also say they are considerably more efficient and effective double action, and that is the best switching setup I've ever seen. The one I did had something like an armature and it wanted to move around. What voltage are you running it on? If it's 110 ac, you can stack two solenoids with a longer "piston", and run them in series and reduce the current in half, and get the same power with lots less heat. DC is most efficient, but is most demanding of timing, while ac is at its most efficient if it is running at slightly below synchronous speed, and the switching is done via the alternating. That demands setting up our of phase solenoids, and can easily become a four "pole" or solenoid, or more engine. In any case, that is great, and perhaps the best version I've ever seen. :nrocks: :bow: :jaw: :beer: Cheers, mad jack

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