Hi all

I got a second hand generator cheap with a view to 'tinkering it up'. I
thought it was 3kW but the stator says 1.8kW

Now I've pulled it apart it would appear that the stator windings are shot.

I'm struggling to find a supplier of spare parts so was thinking of
having a go at rewinding it myself, there are a few videos on youtube
and it looks fiddly but not impossible.

Has anyone ever attempted it, or am I best off waiting to see if I can
find a generator with a shot engine.

Regards
G

On Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 21:15:22 UTC, Gordy wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I got a second hand generator cheap with a view to 'tinkering it up'. I
> thought it was 3kW but the stator says 1.8kW
>
> Now I've pulled it apart it would appear that the stator windings are shot.
>
> I'm struggling to find a supplier of spare parts so was thinking of
> having a go at rewinding it myself, there are a few videos on youtube
> and it looks fiddly but not impossible.
>
> Has anyone ever attempted it, or am I best off waiting to see if I can
> find a generator with a shot engine.
>
> Regards
> G

Lin Guoer does it routinely, so you can see what's involved. Not too hard. But she fails to explain enough about the windings. Maybe you can study them to see what goes where.

On Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:15:51 -0800 (PST), Animal <tabbypurr@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 21:15:22 UTC, Gordy wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> I got a second hand generator cheap with a view to 'tinkering it up'. I
>> thought it was 3kW but the stator says 1.8kW
>>
>> Now I've pulled it apart it would appear that the stator windings are shot.
>>
>> I'm struggling to find a supplier of spare parts so was thinking of
>> having a go at rewinding it myself, there are a few videos on youtube
>> and it looks fiddly but not impossible.
>>
>> Has anyone ever attempted it, or am I best off waiting to see if I can
>> find a generator with a shot engine.
>>
>> Regards
>> G
>
>Lin Guoer does it routinely, so you can see what's involved. Not too hard. But she fails to explain enough about the windings. Maybe you can study them to see what goes where.
>
>
Having a lathe can speed this process up massively depending on how
the windings are arranged. I have a lathe, but would rather not have
the fiddle - and it *is* a fiddle, believe me - so would plum for one
already in full working order.

On 31/01/2024 21:02, Cursitor Doom wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:15:51 -0800 (PST), Animal <tabbypurr@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 21:15:22 UTC, Gordy wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> I got a second hand generator cheap with a view to 'tinkering it up'. I
>>> thought it was 3kW but the stator says 1.8kW
>>>
>>> Now I've pulled it apart it would appear that the stator windings are shot.
>>>
>>> I'm struggling to find a supplier of spare parts so was thinking of
>>> having a go at rewinding it myself, there are a few videos on youtube
>>> and it looks fiddly but not impossible.
>>>
>>> Has anyone ever attempted it, or am I best off waiting to see if I can
>>> find a generator with a shot engine.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> G
>>
>> Lin Guoer does it routinely, so you can see what's involved. Not too hard. But she fails to explain enough about the windings. Maybe you can study them to see what goes where.
>>
>>
> Having a lathe can speed this process up massively depending on how
> the windings are arranged. I have a lathe, but would rather not have
> the fiddle - and it *is* a fiddle, believe me - so would plum for one
> already in full working order.

Look up Lingouer on You tube. Some CCP funded bird who actually does
appear to be able to hand rewind rotor and stator coils for big electric
motors and generators whilst sitting in a rural backwater of china.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY1Fe6tYpwk

--
Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have
guns, why should we let them have ideas?

Josef Stalin

On 01/02/2024 10:22, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 31/01/2024 21:02, Cursitor Doom wrote:
>> On Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:15:51 -0800 (PST), Animal <tabbypurr@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 21:15:22 UTC, Gordy wrote:
>>>> Hi all
>>>>
>>>> I got a second hand generator cheap with a view to 'tinkering it up'. I
>>>> thought it was 3kW but the stator says 1.8kW
>>>>
>>>> Now I've pulled it apart it would appear that the stator windings
>>>> are shot.
>>>>
>>>> I'm struggling to find a supplier of spare parts so was thinking of
>>>> having a go at rewinding it myself, there are a few videos on youtube
>>>> and it looks fiddly but not impossible.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone ever attempted it, or am I best off waiting to see if I can
>>>> find a generator with a shot engine.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> G
>>>
>>> Lin Guoer does it routinely, so you can see what's involved. Not too
>>> hard. But she fails to explain enough about the windings. Maybe you
>>> can study them to see what goes where.
>>>
>>>
>> Having a lathe can speed this process up massively depending on how
>> the windings are arranged. I have a lathe, but would rather not have
>> the fiddle - and it *is* a fiddle, believe me - so would plum for one
>> already in full working order.
>
> Look up Lingouer on You tube. Some CCP funded bird who actually does
> appear to be able to hand rewind rotor and stator coils for big electric
> motors and generators whilst sitting in a rural backwater of china.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY1Fe6tYpwk
>
Thanks for the responses, there are a few hand winding videos on
youtube, but non seem to fully explain calculating the windings, also
I'm not really sure about the AVR windings.

Time to look for a scrapper I think, I'm only interested in getting it
going as it's diesel and I'm more likely to have a surplus of diesel
than petrol on the day that I need it.

On Friday 2 February 2024 at 19:36:14 UTC, Gordy wrote:
> On 01/02/2024 10:22, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> > On 31/01/2024 21:02, Cursitor Doom wrote:
> >> On Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:15:51 -0800 (PST), Animal <tabb...@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 21:15:22 UTC, Gordy wrote:
> >>>> Hi all
> >>>>
> >>>> I got a second hand generator cheap with a view to 'tinkering it up'. I
> >>>> thought it was 3kW but the stator says 1.8kW
> >>>>
> >>>> Now I've pulled it apart it would appear that the stator windings
> >>>> are shot.
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm struggling to find a supplier of spare parts so was thinking of
> >>>> having a go at rewinding it myself, there are a few videos on youtube
> >>>> and it looks fiddly but not impossible.
> >>>>
> >>>> Has anyone ever attempted it, or am I best off waiting to see if I can
> >>>> find a generator with a shot engine.
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards
> >>>> G
> >>>
> >>> Lin Guoer does it routinely, so you can see what's involved. Not too
> >>> hard. But she fails to explain enough about the windings. Maybe you
> >>> can study them to see what goes where.
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Having a lathe can speed this process up massively depending on how
> >> the windings are arranged. I have a lathe, but would rather not have
> >> the fiddle - and it *is* a fiddle, believe me - so would plum for one
> >> already in full working order.
> >
> > Look up Lingouer on You tube. Some CCP funded bird who actually does
> > appear to be able to hand rewind rotor and stator coils for big electric
> > motors and generators whilst sitting in a rural backwater of china.
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY1Fe6tYpwk
> >
> Thanks for the responses, there are a few hand winding videos on
> youtube, but non seem to fully explain calculating the windings, also
> I'm not really sure about the AVR windings.
>
> Time to look for a scrapper I think, I'm only interested in getting it
> going as it's diesel and I'm more likely to have a surplus of diesel
> than petrol on the day that I need it.

Why do you need to calculate windings? Normally you just measure the wire wia with calipers & count the turns. And with a meter see what connects where.

In article <0d1db6c9-bbdb-4dcf-85ac-636c3b316120n@googlegroups.com>,
Animal <tabbypurr@gmail.com> scribeth thus
>On Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 21:15:22 UTC, Gordy wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> I got a second hand generator cheap with a view to 'tinkering it up'. I
>> thought it was 3kW but the stator says 1.8kW
>>
>> Now I've pulled it apart it would appear that the stator windings are shot.
>>
>> I'm struggling to find a supplier of spare parts so was thinking of
>> having a go at rewinding it myself, there are a few videos on youtube
>> and it looks fiddly but not impossible.
>>
>> Has anyone ever attempted it, or am I best off waiting to see if I can
>> find a generator with a shot engine.
>>
>> Regards
>> G
>
>Lin Guoer does it routinely, so you can see what's involved. Not too hard. But
>she fails to explain enough about the windings. Maybe you can study them to see
>what goes where.
>
>
>

Very impressive young lady her:)..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F52NHCBy1iY
--
Tony Sayer

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person.

Give him a keyboard, and he will reveal himself.

On Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:47:39 +0000, tony sayer wrote:

> In article <0d1db6c9-bbdb-4dcf-85ac-636c3b316120n@googlegroups.com>,
> Animal <tabbypurr@gmail.com> scribeth thus
>>On Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 21:15:22 UTC, Gordy wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> I got a second hand generator cheap with a view to 'tinkering it up'.
>>> I thought it was 3kW but the stator says 1.8kW
>>>
>>> Now I've pulled it apart it would appear that the stator windings are
>>> shot.
>>>
>>> I'm struggling to find a supplier of spare parts so was thinking of
>>> having a go at rewinding it myself, there are a few videos on youtube
>>> and it looks fiddly but not impossible.
>>>
>>> Has anyone ever attempted it, or am I best off waiting to see if I can
>>> find a generator with a shot engine.
>>>
>>> Regards G
>>
>>Lin Guoer does it routinely, so you can see what's involved. Not too
>>hard. But she fails to explain enough about the windings. Maybe you can
>>study them to see what goes where.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Very impressive young lady her:)..
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F52NHCBy1iY

I lived in China for several periods over the last fifteen years and I saw
at first hand that most girls are very capable.

They still haven't quite got the technique of soldering.

On Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:33:33 +1100, Smolley <me@rest.uk> wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:47:39 +0000, tony sayer wrote:
>
>> In article <0d1db6c9-bbdb-4dcf-85ac-636c3b316120n@googlegroups.com>,
>> Animal <tabbypurr@gmail.com> scribeth thus
>>> On Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 21:15:22 UTC, Gordy wrote:
>>>> Hi all
>>>>
>>>> I got a second hand generator cheap with a view to 'tinkering it up'.
>>>> I thought it was 3kW but the stator says 1.8kW
>>>>
>>>> Now I've pulled it apart it would appear that the stator windings are
>>>> shot.
>>>>
>>>> I'm struggling to find a supplier of spare parts so was thinking of
>>>> having a go at rewinding it myself, there are a few videos on youtube
>>>> and it looks fiddly but not impossible.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone ever attempted it, or am I best off waiting to see if I can
>>>> find a generator with a shot engine.
>>>>
>>>> Regards G
>>>
>>> Lin Guoer does it routinely, so you can see what's involved. Not too
>>> hard. But she fails to explain enough about the windings. Maybe you can
>>> study them to see what goes where.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Very impressive young lady her:)..
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F52NHCBy1iY
>
> I lived in China for several periods over the last fifteen years and I
> saw
> at first hand that most girls are very capable.
>
>
> They still haven't quite got the technique of soldering.

BULLSHIT.

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On 14 Feb 2024 at 04:33:33 GMT, Smolley wrote:

>> Very impressive young lady her:)..
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F52NHCBy1iY
>
> I lived in China for several periods over the last fifteen years and I saw
> at first hand that most girls are very capable.
>
> They still haven't quite got the technique of soldering.

Thought it looked OK - no flux though, which would have made it possibly
easier and better IMVHO

--
Cheers, Rob, Sheffield UK

On 13/02/2024 23:47, tony sayer wrote:
> In article <0d1db6c9-bbdb-4dcf-85ac-636c3b316120n@googlegroups.com>,
> Animal <tabbypurr@gmail.com> scribeth thus
>> On Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 21:15:22 UTC, Gordy wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> I got a second hand generator cheap with a view to 'tinkering it up'. I
>>> thought it was 3kW but the stator says 1.8kW
>>>
>>> Now I've pulled it apart it would appear that the stator windings are shot.
>>>
>>> I'm struggling to find a supplier of spare parts so was thinking of
>>> having a go at rewinding it myself, there are a few videos on youtube
>>> and it looks fiddly but not impossible.
>>>
>>> Has anyone ever attempted it, or am I best off waiting to see if I can
>>> find a generator with a shot engine.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> G
>>
>> Lin Guoer does it routinely, so you can see what's involved. Not too hard. But
>> she fails to explain enough about the windings. Maybe you can study them to see
>> what goes where.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Very impressive young lady her:)..
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F52NHCBy1iY
Impressive for anyone, but I won't be tackling that as a DIY job.

On 13/02/2024 23:47, tony sayer wrote:
> In article <0d1db6c9-bbdb-4dcf-85ac-636c3b316120n@googlegroups.com>,
> Animal <tabbypurr@gmail.com> scribeth thus
>> On Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 21:15:22 UTC, Gordy wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> I got a second hand generator cheap with a view to 'tinkering it up'. I
>>> thought it was 3kW but the stator says 1.8kW
>>>
>>> Now I've pulled it apart it would appear that the stator windings are shot.
>>>
>>> I'm struggling to find a supplier of spare parts so was thinking of
>>> having a go at rewinding it myself, there are a few videos on youtube
>>> and it looks fiddly but not impossible.
>>>
>>> Has anyone ever attempted it, or am I best off waiting to see if I can
>>> find a generator with a shot engine.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> G
>>
>> Lin Guoer does it routinely, so you can see what's involved. Not too hard. But
>> she fails to explain enough about the windings. Maybe you can study them to see
>> what goes where.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Very impressive young lady her:)..
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F52NHCBy1iY

My problem is how she got to do all that on You tube without the
assistance of the Chinese communist party...In short how much of it is
actually faked...

--
“I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the
greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most
obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of
conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues, which
they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by
thread, into the fabric of their lives.”

― Leo Tolstoy

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> My problem is how she got to do all that on You tube without the
> assistance of the Chinese communist party...In short how much of it is
> actually faked...

A lot of the "build luxury mud hut in jungle" ones are faked, they
sometimes slip-up and leave excavator tracks in shot ...

On 14/02/2024 11:33, Andy Burns wrote:
> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> My problem is how she got to do all that on You tube without the
>> assistance of the Chinese communist party...In short how much of it is
>> actually faked...
>
> A lot of the "build luxury mud hut in jungle"  ones are faked, they
> sometimes slip-up and leave excavator tracks in shot ...

Yes. She never uses primer after stripping to bare metal. Just spray can
paint on top.
Still she is quite a hot little chick. And clearly not totally without
technical competence. The backstory I read was that she was an
engineering student who left the mountains went into the big city and
got addicted to drugs, got dried out and came home to 'help her
community' etc.

All very CCP shit.

--
“It is hard to imagine a more stupid decision or more dangerous way of
making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people
who pay no price for being wrong.”

Thomas Sowell

In article <uqhfqt$2gfvb$1@dont-email.me>, Smolley <me@rest.uk> scribeth
thus
>On Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:47:39 +0000, tony sayer wrote:
>
>> In article <0d1db6c9-bbdb-4dcf-85ac-636c3b316120n@googlegroups.com>,
>> Animal <tabbypurr@gmail.com> scribeth thus
>>>On Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 21:15:22 UTC, Gordy wrote:
>>>> Hi all
>>>>
>>>> I got a second hand generator cheap with a view to 'tinkering it up'.
>>>> I thought it was 3kW but the stator says 1.8kW
>>>>
>>>> Now I've pulled it apart it would appear that the stator windings are
>>>> shot.
>>>>
>>>> I'm struggling to find a supplier of spare parts so was thinking of
>>>> having a go at rewinding it myself, there are a few videos on youtube
>>>> and it looks fiddly but not impossible.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone ever attempted it, or am I best off waiting to see if I can
>>>> find a generator with a shot engine.
>>>>
>>>> Regards G
>>>
>>>Lin Guoer does it routinely, so you can see what's involved. Not too
>>>hard. But she fails to explain enough about the windings. Maybe you can
>>>study them to see what goes where.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Very impressive young lady her:)..
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F52NHCBy1iY
>
>I lived in China for several periods over the last fifteen years and I saw
>at first hand that most girls are very capable.
>
>
>They still haven't quite got the technique of soldering.

Had an affair with one and it was surprising what she could turn her
hand to!, a young female relative can do a lot of DIY pretty good at
Electric's and plumbing i think she'd do well in the building trade!..

--
Tony Sayer

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person.

Give him a keyboard, and he will reveal himself.

On Tuesday 13 February 2024 at 23:50:26 UTC, tony sayer wrote:
> In article <0d1db6c9-bbdb-4dcf...@googlegroups.com>,
> Animal <tabb...@gmail.com> scribeth thus
> >On Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 21:15:22 UTC, Gordy wrote:
> >> Hi all
> >>
> >> I got a second hand generator cheap with a view to 'tinkering it up'. I
> >> thought it was 3kW but the stator says 1.8kW
> >>
> >> Now I've pulled it apart it would appear that the stator windings are shot.
> >>
> >> I'm struggling to find a supplier of spare parts so was thinking of
> >> having a go at rewinding it myself, there are a few videos on youtube
> >> and it looks fiddly but not impossible.
> >>
> >> Has anyone ever attempted it, or am I best off waiting to see if I can
> >> find a generator with a shot engine.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> G
> >
> >Lin Guoer does it routinely, so you can see what's involved. Not too hard. But
> >she fails to explain enough about the windings. Maybe you can study them to see
> >what goes where.
> >
> >
> >
> Very impressive young lady her:)..
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F52NHCBy1iY

Upto a point sure. But her ability set is limited & hasn't expanded, her painting skills atrocious, safety knowledge nonexistant, she only explains part of what she does, etc. But if you want an intro to fixing basic diesel engines, rewiring motors/gens and fixing/building waterwheels, that's what she does. Certainly the can do attitude beats what we see here by a long way..