Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Windcharger Air Brakes/Govenors $25 each.

Located in Calgary close to Glenmore Trail & 101 st S.W.

Wind Charger Mike wrote: Fri Jul 29, 2022 6:28 am Those look like the 23” air brake governors so 6V and 12V Winchargers…came in several sizes up to 60” for the 1200W models.

Thank you Mike.

I don’t recall the resistance numbers offhand. If you’re reading 1V then at least the windings have continuity and that’s from the residual magnetism. You probably just need a little more speed for it to start self exciting. It also looks like a newer model, 1970s era. There’s a great article on ...

What are they off of? Thanks.

I don’t recall the resistance numbers offhand. If you’re reading 1V then at least the windings have continuity and that’s from the residual magnetism. You probably just need a little more speed for it to start self exciting. It also looks like a newer model, 1970s era. There’s a great article on ...

Hi. I want to confirm that an old Windcharger works, but I don't have 32 volts handy. Would anybody know what the resistance should be on the windings?
Spinning with a low speed drill gives less then 1 volt. Thanks.

If there are any old fellas around that used/repaired this kind of equipment I'd love to hear about it.


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