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Michael S.:
Hello,

a dynamo driven by a leather belt must be able to be tensioned. I built a device for it. Made of brass. Partially soldered with silver solder and tin solder. But also glued and screwed. I once saw it on a large machine system. The dynamo was built some time ago and just repainted. It comes from parts of an old fan motor from the Opel Kadett car. The anchor has been rewound and re-stored.

now the rails are painted with zinc primer and are going to be black.
The dynamo can get used to its new place.

Michael

Krypto:
Those are very nice adjusters!  Very similar to tail pulley conveyor belt adjusters.  Since you made two of them you should also be able to adjust the belt travel position on the generator pulley.  Also, that's a very nice generator.  It's difficult to source electric motors that look old enough to sit next to a steam engine.

Michael S.:
the generator is only trimmed to look old.
From the old engine only the round part remained where the magnet is.
There were 19 wraps of thick wire.
And now 90 wraps of 0.35mm wire. Since the old bearing of the shaft was no longer usable, I built new bearings. With ball bearing.
When operated with the Stuart 5a, an HO locomotive could run.

Michael

Michael S.:
I made this video at an exhibition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-JgUvJ-EpE


Michael

Krypto:
That's a beautiful and impressive display!

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