I stripped these components out of a broken washing machine (and the motor, drum etc.). What can be done with them, if anything? From top left to bottom right:
>bearing housing
>splined gear
>splined shaft with bearing surface and gear
>spring-thing used as a sort of clutch
>three spur gears
>splined square thing
>bearing races and balls
Also I'm wondering if it's possible to make that washing machine motor into a generator. It's a single phase motor with a run capacitor (3 wires). Is it going to be decently efficient or is it trash.
washing machines are technology so this is on topic
>>1133 I don't see why that shouldn't be possible tbh. There are probably tutorials for converting motors to generators; it can't be that hard given that they're almost the same thing.
Turning the motor by hand will generate a current on the other side. No need for any mods. I dont know what kind of energy you want to harvest, heat or movenement. but you might need to adjust the winding of your generator or go with a smaller/bigger generator.
>>3400 >Turning the motor by hand will generate a current on the other side
That is not true for all kinds of mottors. At least in EU washing machine mottors have wires on both - stator and rotor. To generate electricity you'll need a motor that has magnets either on stator or on rotor.
>>3400 >>3401 Induction motors (the type that spins very freely when unpowered) can self-excite if you wire up the motor capacitor (which came with the motor) properly. I did it the other day, by winding a rope around the shaft and pulling it. Burned a fucking small hole in my thumb! Didn't expect to get that much power.
Europeon-style washing machine motors are universal motors, which can be made to self-excite (or a 9v battery can be used). However, I am not familiar with them.
In short, most types of motors can be used as electrical generators, but some of them are more complex to get working than others.
I stripped these components out of a broken washing machine (and the motor, drum etc.). What can be done with them, if anything? From top left to bottom right:
>bearing housing
>splined gear
>splined shaft with bearing surface and gear
>spring-thing used as a sort of clutch
>three spur gears
>splined square thing
>bearing races and balls