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- Tue Nov 01, 2016 5:48 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Voltage regulator for Seagull alternator
- Replies: 8
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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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...