I mean from practically from the ground up. Is it possible? Should it be a single or double? How many headaches along the way? Should I just get a giant hamster wheel to run in and pretend I did it?
Many burning questions, but most important is the first... which is this one after the others: Can it feasibly be done in a home workshop, and be useful?
If it is possible, I just want to fabricate a little one first, to wet my feet. No real application for it yet, but I'm sure I'll cook something up if it works
...Many burning questions, but most important is the first... which is this one after the others: Can it feasibly be done in a home workshop, and be useful?
I personally think that making your own ACIM is totally impractical. Not only do you need the ability to stamp/die-cut silicon steel sheet to make the rotor laminations, you also need to be able to smelt/pour aluminum to cast the squirrel cage. Rewinding the stator of an industrial motor to run at lower voltage/higher current should present more than sufficient challenge and money-saving opportunity to the committed DIYer.
I see. Yeah, the stamping/die-cutting, etc. would certainly be quite a ways out of my reach. Honestly I can't say that I wasn't expecting that, but I had to ask. At least I have a mid-goal while I hunt for an industrial motor
I'll take any advice you wish offer, thank you onegreenev. Far out as the possibility may be, I'm always interested in pushing what home-built really can be. Even if it does just end up making a nice motorized Lazy Susan, that's one more for the pile of "hey, tried that, didn't work," to help others save time. Or help them make a nice motorized Lazy Susan. A win-win of sorts I suppose
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