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Offline Hagar

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V8 solenoid engine - Another one
« on: April 30, 2017, 04:45:02 PM »
Hello, everyboby.

I began a first micro electric V8 half a year ago but i couldn't give it life. Home made coils were too weak to create movement. :'(

Fail is the best seed to future victory. So, i started another study for another electric V8, using cheap chinese push-pull 6VDC mini linear solenoids. I just had to design and build mechanical devices turning around as simple as possible to keep a chance to make it run.

My choice to get a good reliability :
-8 classic mini linear solenoids (that work, this time  :Lol:).
-Compound cross crankshaft turning on 5 ball bearings. Easy to machine and to make it turning free.
-4 stroke cycle cause i WANT a 4 stroke engine !!!
-Direct driven coils via 1 micro-switch each. MS is protected with a capacitor and a diode on each coil.
-Side placed camshaft and one cam for each MS.
-Gas lever slides MS pack on position to touch cams and automatically starts the engine since there is always one coil activated through the whole cycle.

In fact, though solenoids are made to eat 6VDC, it starts and runs on a nice sounded low RPM on only 5VDC.





















And a video to see it living its live :
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YulZkFPtq-k" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YulZkFPtq-k</a>

Offline 10KPete

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Re: V8 solenoid engine - Another one
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2017, 06:49:22 PM »
Beautiful!!! Congratulations!!

 :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp:

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Offline b.lindsey

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Re: V8 solenoid engine - Another one
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2017, 09:50:11 PM »
Nice design and execution Hagar. I love it!!

Bill

Offline sid pileski

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Re: V8 solenoid engine - Another one
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2017, 10:06:46 PM »
Nice running motor.

What was your build time on it?


Sid

Offline Hagar

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Re: V8 solenoid engine - Another one
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2017, 11:03:49 PM »
Thank you. Only a poor beginner's work, compare to things i saw here.
I do better next time.

First sketches were drawn 3 months before it actually ran. I worked on it only on the evenings. nothing interesting to see on the TV screen, anyway...

V8 sound is missing, unfortunately. I got some ideas to build a louder electric engine.
Next creature of mine should be able to sing better. Every parts are made and waiting to be assembled together.

Offline sid pileski

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Re: V8 solenoid engine - Another one
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2017, 11:30:03 PM »
Looking forward to seeing it.

Sid

Offline 90LX_Notch

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Re: V8 solenoid engine - Another one
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2017, 11:53:35 PM »
That is really neat Hagar and different.  Nicely done.

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Offline zeeprogrammer

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Re: V8 solenoid engine - Another one
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2017, 01:38:08 AM »
Very cool!

I also like the design of what I take to be a flywheel?

Congrats!  :ThumbsUp:
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