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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Dynamos, Generators, Alternators, Magnetos... Scale Models, Toys, Originals, etc => Topic started by: Mi Steam on November 24, 2019, 01:42:59 am
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I bought two of those a few years ago and I’m very happy with them.
I forgot about the bulb being soldered to the wires. If I recall I think I modified mine to take a screw-in. I tend to crank them up and go through a lot of bulbs.
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Works very well Carl, thanks for sharing !
Only downside to the lamppost version (at least on my old one here), is that the bulb isn´t screwed in there as on a Jensen 15, but soldered directly onto the wires, which makes it a bit more complicated to change it.
From own experience, i´d say that one would be well advised, to consider current rpm before engaging the generator 8)
I had thought mine was screwed in... tried unscrewing it, which I was able to do, to an extent... then it became hard to turn and felt like wires binding/twisting up inside. Was it soldered onto the wires and then screwed in?
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I must be slow
I purchased via ebay years ago one of these generators with multiple pulleys no lamp,.
As of yet i have done nothing with it .
Cheers
Dennis
Dennis, you are in good company letting it sit for so long.
I got 2 with a pile of pulleys from a fellow in Missouri--- also about 5 years ago.
They remained mostly untouched until I belted one up to one of Jin's gas engines a few months back.
Gil
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Carl, your genset looks great...! Nice work..!!
Gil
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Thanks for posting the video Carl!
Great job on this one.
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Works very well Carl, thanks for sharing !
Only downside to the lamppost version (at least on my old one here), is that the bulb isn´t screwed in there as on a Jensen 15, but soldered directly onto the wires, which makes it a bit more complicated to change it.
From own experience, i´d say that one would be well advised, to consider current rpm before engaging the generator 8)
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Thanks for the video Carl! 8)
Dennis, I bought one assembled and one un-assembled years ago as well. They sat at my parent's house for a couple years till moving them to the shelf here where they have sat nearly 5 years. Every once in awhile I walk by them and give the assembled one a flick and watch it light up quick... should really belt it up to the next engine I run...
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I must be slow
I purchased via ebay years ago one of these generators with multiple pulleys no lamp,.
As of yet i have done nothing with it .
Cheers
Dennis
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I have added a video.
https://youtu.be/yBd4lF1z1Ms
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That’s a pretty nice setup Carl. Looks great.
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Carl, it's a thing of beauty. I had one of these years ago but sold it on...wish now I did not !!! Might have to remedy that.
Rog
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Excellent purchase Carl. I got mine from Geoff Swales (ozsteamdemon) when he had his dispersal sale. I love mine. Best generator I have for sure.
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That looks really nice Carl.
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Thanks for your reply’s and I will try to get the video I made with a
Meccano motor later today.
Looking forward to that Carl :)
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:ooutNice work Carl , I have always been a fan of these & have wanted one for quite some time now, I thought he had quit making them , but am encouraged to see a new one show up for display , thank for showing this & you have certainly improved upon it !
Still readily available ;)
https://www.ebay.de/itm/GENERATOR-mit-Laterne-ALU/163957939312?hash=item262ca79c70:g:ZjsAAOSwP0Zdpzlg
https://www.ebay.de/itm/GENERATOR-Antriebsmodell-fur-Dampfmaschine-Messing/163957940354?hash=item262ca7a082:g:zf0AAOSwhhVZcupF
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Nice one Carl, i've seen these generators pop up from time to time on UK eBay and know a few people that own them. I like what you have done with the base on yours!
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Thanks for your reply’s and I will try to get the video I made with a
Meccano motor later today.
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I like what you did with this! I bought this same generator several years ago and now i think i will have to make some improvements, after seeing what you have done with yours.
crazydoug
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:ooutNice work Carl , I have always been a fan of these & have wanted one for quite some time now, I thought he had quit making them , but am encouraged to see a new one show up for display , thank for showing this & you have certainly improved upon it !
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Wow Carl, that is one heck of a great improvement!! I bought one of these many years ago, plus an extra genny/pulley set for a lower price than the lamp post set. I really like the added terminals and of course the switch is fun to flick on and off when running with an engine to see the effect a load has.
I was just looking for an engine on the shelf yesterday and flicked the pulley by hand on mine and was surprised how well it lit the bulb.
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That´s a purchase you won´t regret Carl, Kurt Berger makes great gennys, with a very nice output.
I agree with the size of the original bases, and really like what you´ve done to yours there.
A way more stable and versatile solution, with the switch and outlets on there as well.
Good job !!!
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I bought this generator from on eBay after someone on the forum talked about it. The seamed a
little high but with a total of about 89.00 US dollars it looked good to me. I have to say I have never
seen a better back item in all my days buying on eBay. So it was worth the extra postage to get it in great shape.
I thought that the wood board a little small. So I made it bigger and added a switch for the light and
added two terminals for running a motor. Here is what I did to the generator kit from Austria.
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