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by Davey1000
Tue Nov 01, 2016 5:48 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Voltage regulator for Seagull alternator
Replies: 8
Views: 12780

Re: Voltage regulator for Seagull alternator

Just a few comments about regulators. Firstly car alternators and dynamos regulate their power by adjusting the field current. Permanent magnet machines cannot do this. As to wind generator regulators and solar panel regulators, usually these are completely different animals. Solar regulators ...
by Davey1000
Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:07 pm
Forum: Help
Topic: Freeing Stuck Piston
Replies: 14
Views: 17668

Re: Freeing Stuck Piston

The piston and cylinder were left overnight with the G clamp pressure still on. Another dose of maintenance spray was given before going to bed. In the morning the pipe was given another blow from a hammer but surprisingly the tone had now changed. Instead of a steely note and the hammer doing a ...
by Davey1000
Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:05 am
Forum: Help
Topic: Freeing Stuck Piston
Replies: 14
Views: 17668

Re: Freeing Stuck Piston

Firstly it depends how badly the piston is stuck. If you have been given a motor that has been-under in the sea then left in someone's back garden in the rain for ten years you will have a big problem. Secondly it depends on what tools you have or have access to. The problem with hitting the piston ...
by Davey1000
Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:56 am
Forum: Help
Topic: Freeing Stuck Piston
Replies: 14
Views: 17668

Re: Freeing Stuck Piston

Firstly it depends how badly the piston is stuck. If you have been given a motor that has been-under in the sea then left in someone's back garden in the rain for ten years you will have a big problem. Secondly it depends on what tools you have or have access to. The problem with hitting the piston ...