X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from poplet2.per.eftel.com ([203.24.100.45] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3630860 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 03 May 2009 19:06:13 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=203.24.100.45; envelope-from=lendich@aanet.com.au Received: from mail.aanet.com.au (mail.aanet.com.au [203.24.100.34]) by poplet2.per.eftel.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E938D173A19 for ; Mon, 4 May 2009 07:05:34 +0800 (WST) Received: from ownerf1fc517b8 (203.171.92.134.static.rev.aanet.com.au [203.171.92.134]) by mail.aanet.com.au (Postfix) with SMTP id DF34446093C for ; Mon, 4 May 2009 07:05:16 +0800 (WST) Message-ID: <6D4D10E389394D49B821F9A4F1AC43CA@ownerf1fc517b8> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Harley Davidson Generator Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 09:05:15 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0617-3, 04/28/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Ernest, I do remember reading what the stator core is made of but can't now remember what the material was. Did you count the number of windings and thickness of the wire? Perhaps making them from scratch may be a lot cheaper - don't know. George ( down under) > George Lendich wrote: >> Ernest, >> What are the sheets made of, mild steel? >> George ( down under) >> > It is the softest mild steel that I've ever run across. The stuff is > downright delicate. You can see in the link below how the stator is > falling apart, which it does as soon as the wires are removed. > > http://ernest.isa-geek.org/Delta/Pictures/EngineGeneratorFitting.jpg > > > -- > > http://www.ernest.isa-geek.org > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >