How to rewire an old washing machine motor to generate free power
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A detailed step by step guide showing the entire process of rewiring the kelvinator F&P (kelvinator) smartdrive washing machine motor stator to produce free electricity for off-the-grid living. Suitable for most 12 - 30 volt applications. Once rewired, all you need is a way to spin the motor to produce enough power to run the average energy efficient home or supplement a solar powered home. Attach it to a windmill, hydro turbine, water wheel, biogas engine or even a bicycle. The power from the motor will charge a battery bank connected to a 120v or 240v dc-ac inverter to run ordinary household appliances, lights, heating etc. Follow this link to see how to make a water powered generator using this motor • Free power- How to con... This has been powering my house for over 2 years & is still running as strong as the day I built it. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Tip from an long time certified solderer - always run the iron across a wet sponge to remove excess (it has lost its flux and is now more of a drossy burden when using with flux cored solder), next _always_ heat the work first, before touching the solder to it or you burn the flux up too fast and it can lead to connection stability problems. Then introduce solder to the work, not the iron - it should flow freely like a tight skin hugging the metal (the sign of a good melt) and cool shiny (which is a good join, as opposed to dull which is a cold solder joint). This should all happen quickly so as not to overheat the work and once the solder sticks don't linger with their on or you lose the antioxidizing effects of the flux. If you get a situation where the solder is heading but not sticking either apply flux paste sparingly or flood the area with solder to coax new flux on to it then tap the area quickly to remove excess (if it didn't drop off on its own) or sponge it off immediately after removing the iron (you just want to get rid of the excess solder without lingering. Lingering oxidizes the underlying metal and solder starts to flip as it contains dross now and nothing wants to stick.
I've personally taken to just sticking a q-tip in paste flux (I prefer rosin as it is only acidic when hot and won't degrade wire when below soldering temps) and dab everything for jobs this size and larger (size as in wire that's this heavy).
Anyway, nice job - I know nothing about these alternators and am trying to learn. This was very helpful, thanks!d
yeah I liked his video myself, but the soldering needed some work...My brother is a great solderer and was amazed when he saw me solder...its because i am a welder mig,tig,stick, brazing fusing metal is my job lol I once soldered a tank back on a radiator and it looked like it was formed and not soldered
I guess soldering since age 9 made me assume this was common knowledge!
"Then introduce solder to the work, not the iron" yes, but. This is also the right moment to put a little(!) bit of solder to the iron so it will make a solid thermal connection to the work. Just lightly touching the iron's tip while moving the solder to the work works fine.
Another thing to watch is that you want the work to wick up the solder, not press a blob of solder onto it. When working on clean electronics with a low thermal mass and a good iron, one can do this directly from the tip, but one needs to keep in mind that this is a special case, not the norm.
How many watts do you think are lost through the way he did it? 0?
I always used a damp paper towel.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I don't know much about electricity but after watching this 3 times and reading some of the comments I am considering having a go - but using wind to turn the stater. I followed up and watched the other video regarding the water wheel and inverter and such. Wish I could get my hands on all the other stuff for free so I could go ahead with the build. Cheers.
Thank you for not adding music,
I can listen myself thinking :)
Love it especially the conversion of the stator wiring.
Just need a stream on my property!
does the wind blow on your property? If so you can use this.
One of the best demonstration videos I've ever seen.
So clear, absolutely thorough, covering all the necessary points, yet no waffle at all.
Excellent. Thanks you.
Thanks, glad you liked it
Buddhanz1 I agree prolly took bit more time to video but Was very clear beginning to end .Do you suppose you could put multiple sets of those onto a rotor section without dragging it to much
Thank you for the video: Speaking the instructions/how to process loud and clearly to assist those of us who need to hear would be very helpful.
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hi ! Love the concept and everything.
If you want your tin to stick to the copper. You have to clean it up with a chemical product (plumber product)
1 apply product on the area.
2 Heat it up
3 remove heat source
4 apply tin.
That's how a plumber do, by the book.
About that there is 2 types (or more) tin.
take the one without lead. That's the one allowed in drinkable water.
You might end up in trouble if you don't.
lead path : tin => water => fish => humans => hospital
Just thinking to this.
An old plumber I had as a teacher told me that water looses speed when it turns. Even into a pipe.
Therefore you might have a better output because you have two 90° angles. (if I remember correctly)
Once again I'm just triing to help.
Bravo! Typical kiwi ingenuity
thank you so much for these videos and for leaving them up so long. I have been waiting for many years to be in the position to use this method, now I have the space and need and will put your knowledge to good use. Cheers
No worries Clive, glad you found them useful
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Excellent use of an old washer, bravo man! Like Frank Resists
says about soldering. Heat the wires then put the solder to it, gives you a superior connection that won't fail and looks terrific, it'll make your connections look totally pro.
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Great video very detailed good job. Don't let the creeps get to you. I'm working on a water wheel for my creek running through my backyard so I'll be looking for one of these motors also.
Not creeps, just educated. No such thing as free energy yet they insist on posting titles like this. I use a hydroelctrostatic generator as well, but the potential and mechanical advantages come from the water..NOT free out of thin air, and NO it's not perpetual. Just be articulate and concise where its needed, that's all us 'creeps' ask
Thankyou for your time to make thit video.
I am a visual with a electricity background.
Priceless...
Я таким же паяльником паяю уже 43 года. Fantastic!
“Paid work degrades and absorbs the mind.”...Angus Young.
Very helpful of you to show how to rewire. Thanks very much for your effort. I am sure others feel the same way.
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That looks fun and easy enough for me to do. I'm totally doin it!
now i know how to rewire. good tutorial and explanation. thanks sir
Best soldering iron/gun I ever owned... Was an adjustable/variable pencil purchased from MCM Electronics back in the 90's. I paid 13 dollars for the thing and it lasted me until 2015! it still works, but the entire point is ate up... Not sure if I can find replacements. It was brown with a little white dial that you used your finger nail to adjust temp. A 1000% times better than any soldering gun or pencil I have ever owned.
+VTwin4Christ Nice, sounds like a goody
I actually found that MCM still sells the thing!!! In 1992 or so I paid 13 bucks for it... Now it's only 17 or 18. Best inflation rate I have seen to date! :) Now if silver solder will come back down to a reasonable price... Vtwin will be a happy man. :)
Well done, Sir.
The hot glue stuff is an excellent idea, I am looking forward to use it in the future.
I wish I had as much space - including my own small river - and tools as you.
The only problem is if it gets too hot the glue might melt and move.
@@vrtdubber This is a point worth considering when intending to use this method!
Beautiful build my man .
Ive seen generators made from modified F&P washing machine motors . For off-grid hydro and wind power that last for many years .
Btw , test and harvest those hover board batteries . Charge your own DIY power wall .
thank you. i've been wondering how this was done and the way you showed it makes sense.
Lots of mindless bleating in the comments.
Love your work mate.
I'll be copying this design for my hydro set up shortly.
All the best
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excellent use of hot glue! it works well for insulating and if you don't have a gun a Bic lighter works fine. it's just a little messier! great videos, thank you
Awesome, I just finished converting a stator! Great tutorial, hardest part is cleaning the enamel coating off the copper wire
BoostinR31 Nice, yeah it's quite hard to get all of it off & if ya leave some on the solder won't stick. Are you making a hydro generator?
Buddhanz
I'm going to make a few stators and see where they lead. First one will be hooked up to an excercise bike and whatever my friend who is keen to engineer can engineer. A rotary tool makes it easy to strip the wires, as I learned after trying to manually join the each series of coils by sanding them manually with sand paper. I joined the 3 phases to every 6th coil like a dream with the rotary tool to remove the enamel off the wires. At the moment I have plans on a power supply for an advertisement billboard trailer for a fellow activist friend that is currently in the make. At the end of the day we are looking at building many modifications such as hydro electric to keep a self sustaining aquaponic setup and more. Looking at building affordable setups to help the everyday man and woman break free from the slavery system ;)
Buddhanz What kind of power...watts....can you safely get from this set up before it starts to over heat...?
and at what rpm roughly...?
CapnSchep I get 30 amps @ 24v without any overheating issues, I scratch groves in the rotor to increase air flow around the stator, it never gets much higher than 40 c. The spinning rotor adds a cooling effect. 1000 rpm
Nice..!
I spent best part of today doing this with the aid of your video..Now for the rectifier and voltage reducer..Thanks..BTW..i found that scratching the snipped wires with a craft knife made soldering easy..
If your soldering with a tip with enough thermal mass and the soldering iron is over 30W, it should burn right through the enamel. I solder magnet wire all the time without removing the enamel first. The issues he's running into in the video is his tip has practically no thermal mass; his solder seems to have too low of a flux ratio; and he is feeding the solder onto the iron, not the wires, which is burning off most of what little flux there is before it can help mate the solder to the copper.
Mate, I have copied down all your instructions and drawn pictures to the best of my ability. I would like to try this here in Canada (Alberta Rocky Mountains). My father was like you always thinking and tinkering. He would have been so proud to call you son, instead he got a girl terrified of electricity. Thanks!!!!!
NordeggSonya did you built one of this? I want to try too
Beautiful little hamlet you are in. Love stopping in. My father worked at the mine in the 50s
NordeggSonya is that the same Nordegg area famous for Bigfoot sightings? Saw it once in Survivorman.
@@andrewhigdon8346 Yes it is!!! Abraham Lake a reservoir lake west of Nordegg has been cited as one of the best places to see Bigfoot. Neither I nor any of my friends have seen it though. If you go to google maps you can get a great satellite photo of the area. Beautiful!! and very remote!
very helpful video for a self sufficiency
Very intelligent. Thanks for posting.
great ideas got me thinking this project gonna have try
Great video.
Heat shrink tubes on each connection should make it more mechanical stable and protect from shortcuts.
Anders Jackson bom dia vende meu é isaac
I noticed you didnt tell us to sand enamal from main wire at the breaks in the wire cover. Is it an omission or does stripping it also make ready the wire for solder? Thank you for sharing with us your brilliant mind, and keep showing us how to live woken. Peace, Brother.
Great job, thank you.
Amazing, really thanks.
Mahmoud Toboul Thanks man & thanks for watching
amazing indeed. thanks
gracias lo voy hacer,,, desde peru
Interesting! If I could get my hands on one of those motors, I'd have to try running the conversion as a brushless outrunner with a 3 phase ESC. Whats the power rating of the original motor? Thanks
Just wanted to say thinks! I have hydro power thanks to your helpful videos.
Can you elucidate further, please?
Using a soldering flux/paste really helps in wetting and preventing oxides from forming (better connections).
Thanks for the video.
YOU ARE A GENIUS!!!!SEII UN GENIO
Hi thanks for sharing! Such Great innovation! I definitely will try to build it.
btw why 3 phase? I plan build windmill power plant but with low rpm, which the best for my case? 2 or 3 phase?
thanks!
thanks .i liked it.
can you do this with any other brands of washing machines
hi there Angry Ram the pelton water wheel you have on the washing machine where did you get that from i have done the same with the washing machine getting about 43volts at about 5-6 amps from a homemade pelton wheel but i think a proper pelton wheel should give me more power from the water
Very very good job my friend 👍
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Great thnx. will do it myself in my village house and let you see
How I wish I could do what you did. I can only understand simple dc motor. Very informative and helpful. I am itching to disassemble old washing machine but stop short of doing so because I may not be able to finish working on what you did :(
Mc Pedro Jr Thanks man. If you're not confident doing this sort of thing, best leave it till you have more experience. I wouldn't want you getting a zap
Hi, good job, i have a 36 slot like that, to power it with 2x12v 7.2A battery in series
was problem, please how many volt and amp does it require to power your own
do you know the name of this stile of coil. do you know any specs of it and the magnets?
thanks Murf
hi Angry Ram i have a question :), the coils of that stator are clock wise and anti-clock wise right ?
So... You recon I can use these kind of motors to power a sail plane as well?
Would it be strong enough for that if i used four of these?
Haha.. not sure it would meet aviation standards
Super, ça me plait bien! Je partage sur ma page !... :)
Arthur other brands of washing machines that could be used in the USA? This s ia really cool set up you've come up with! Great Job!
Isso é só pra quem manja memo não tente fazer em casa Parabens
Can you use most washers for this design? As long as they have the wire and magnet down at bottom, right?
did you check the voltage and amperage with original factory wiring configuration? did you rewire to get more amp?
I managed to source myself the stator motor. What else to i need? Do I need some kind of rotor now?
NICE AND EDUCATIVE
really good job
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This is great could do with some audio though. though i can see what you are doing based on the diagram at the start. When you are actually cutting wires it is hard to see and would benefit for some audio description.
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Hey Good job!
what wiring you recommend for a 12 volts’ battery setting?
A charge controller.
How did you manage to have water with so much pressure? Is it just with the river water and its gravity? What is the pipe diameter and total length and what is the difference in level, or an estimate, between the point where the river water is collected and where you have the turbine?
This is real NEAT
Very cool stuff! like it a lot! 10 days ago i knew shit about electricity yet i did understand rewiring! Similar to wiring batteryes in series and parallel to get desired voltage and amph! Did not watched yet how did you run that watering thing! Thx for share
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Your performance is beautiful, thanks for the information. I have a question, does it work in a faster way on the motor, and what is the specified speed for rotation or without limits?
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@angry ram
i have a free flowing artesian well in my yard....and an old whirlpool washing machine. can you tell me, i'm ignorant to all this, what your gpm rate is for your setup? i haven't checked mine yet but it isn't near the pressure you were able to gather. thanks.
thanks for that.
very clever can I have if possible an schematic draw of this wiring thank you. Ed
At first I thought this was a video about a perpetual motion machine and I was about to be extremely disappointed with your channel. I'm very glad to have been proven wrong.
you are good, can you show how you connected it to some enrgy sources like windmill? and can we have enough energy for household? thank you
You just made an obviously complex job seem simple, thanks. Can i get this from any washing machine?
Only those with the brushless motor design as shown...other manufacturers also make these motors...
what inverter and batteries did you use when hooking this up?
hi i have watched and now made a power machine exactly as you have shown on this video and im proud of the result so thanks the only problem i have is that my power source is a poor excuse for a stream and i wonder if you have another way of boosting the power source maybe a pump of some kind i eagerly await your answer thanking you abie
Cool!
Interesting Video. May I suggest, however, that you use heatshrink tubing for insulation instead of hot glue?
Sure, it's a bit more work to get the soldering joints just right so you can still slide the heatshrink tubing over the joint, but it's just so much better from a safety point of view. Also, there's heatshrink with an integrated layer of hot glue which will even seal the soldering joings airtight - might be a big plus when going for water power.
You may suggest it but I won't need heatshrink, the turbine has been running 24/7 faultlessly since I built it all those years ago
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I was taught to solder by touching the iron to the wire and getting the wire itself hot enough to melt the solder. By touching the solder to the wire instead of touching the solder to the iron it is drawn onto the wire to get the strongest connection with the least resistance. Your iron doesn't get as messy that either.
+Ralph Hernandez Yeah I usually do that too but if I had used that technique for this job I would have been there all day, the iron was really too small for the job. I A butane torch would have been better. In saying that, I've Never had a failed solder joint so that''s good enough for me.
Hi, I'm working on your own project, I'm not very involved in this field, I wanted to ask you: should I use a rectifier? and what kind of charge regulator to use to control the battery charge without having voltage overload? Thank you.
Go to his channel and watch other videos. Yes you need 3 rectifiers. and a mppt charge controller.
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Good Work
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yeh im an eleco and wondering have you tried multiple motors on one shaft as i have miles of pressure to burn
if so are you running a rectifier between them or can the parallel
Steve Simmons I guess you could run 2 on 1 shaft but you'd have to get a special shaft made, I'd be more inclined to run 2 separate turbines in case 1 fails you still have a backup
Hello, i have one Question . is the orientation of the fourteen magnets in the rotating drum + - + - etc...?
You may only see what appears to be 14 magnets, however each one of these has several poles. get a small magnet and run over them and you will see the individual poles per magnet
I found one from a newer washing machine ..it has 36 poles..is you procedure the same
Hello,
Very intersting video, I am working on a turbine project and I wanted to know if you knew at which speed the generator you madein the video is the most efficient ?
the motor original top speed was 1000rpm, you can also do some more type rewire for higher voltage bit less current BUT a watt is a watt no matter how you dice it so at 48 volts you could get 10 Amps easy or 480 watts or 24 volts at 20 Amps and still 480 watts, if you wanted a long run and power center back at base you can leave or set to 96 volts and current would be 5 Amps then do a transformer and then the bridge rectifier AC to DC conversion lower voltage and higher current, if have his setup the inverter is on site of generator with batteries, then a run of 120VAC to house
Hi Angry Ram, really impressing stuff. Can you send ebay link to get the correct size of pelton wheel? What are the dimensions of the wheel and how did you adapt to fit . thx
Hi Angry Ram,
What a great shares given. If do not rewire as per your video, how much it Amp and Voltage? was it ok not to rewire?
MOHD FAISA Osman With factory wiring it can produce 400+volts, you should be very careful if using it this way, it can give a good zap.
It maybe a stupid question, but do you have to re-wire it and furthermore are you able to have the magnets rotating over the coils instead of inside the stator? Thanks.
Really enjoyed this..can you tell me more about that charge controller?
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Excellent vid, but dude, you gotta get some thicker solder😎
can you tell me how much volts is maximum needed to run this motors for each pole?
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awesome
Is there a separate video to make the Rectifier?
Fantastic video, thanks !!! However, any chance of a circuit diagram please, it would be enormously appreciated, by more than just me, I'm sure, cheers.
It's on my list of things to do, I plan to get back into the free power vids soon so watch this space ;)
m1s73r4nd3rs0n circuit diagram is at 0:27
Is your video still with volume. I cannot hear it at all. Thanks for the genius.
Make sure that's hi temp hot glue, I should think. I've read there are lower temp types.
Woudn't be better to do phase 1 then 3 and then 2? So the 1 and 3 would be better separated and then last 2 would be easy to isolate from the 3 because it's on the top?
great vid. I can see you are putting the coiling more into parallel to reduce the voltage and increase the ampage interested to figure out if factory wiring was star/Y and your rewire was delta? or the other way around.
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Salve, sto lavorando al suo stesso progetto, non sono molto addentrato in questo campo, le volevo chiedere : devo usare un raddrizzatore? e che tipo di regolatore di carica usare per controllare la carica delle batterie senza avere sopraccarico di tensione? Grazie.
Love your projeckt!
Have a question thou(excuse my bad spelling..)
Would it not be easier and cheaper (in cable-sice), not to rewire the stator. Sending the 400volts ac all the way to your house, having a rectifier, batteries and all there?
I mean, a modern Mpp charge controller and inverter can handle around 1000volts dc going in..
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Could have used an up close look and explanation of an individual group of 3 windings because it looks like the wires go every which direction so it would be nice to know what you focus on to cut and why.
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I have a Samsung direct drive DC motor like this that i want to rewire. My motor says 310v DC and I have found the common diagrams showing how to rewire the motor in different ways but I am a bit confused. Every video I have found shows motors that look just slightly different than mine. I have 36 poles and all but my terminals are on the opposite side of the bridge where all the wires are connected. When looking at the stator from the top all of these motors seem to have the terminals on the right side of the bridge therefore putting the bridge at the end of the coil if you went around it counter clockwise. My motor has the terminals to the left of the bridge so would I do the same thing but in reverse to wire it following it around clockwise? Thanks and great work!
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Instead of rewiring. Can the dc current be sent to a solar mppt charge controller to regulate the voltage and charge a 48v battery instead or one of the new portable solar generators in the market?
I've never tried that with a factory stator, the only mppts ive used have been 150v max input, the factory stator can produce 400v