Diag Ancient Windcharger 32 volt 1500 watt

[Kurtis]

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.

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[Wind Charger 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 the testing the 32V machines at Wincharger.com called “Long Live Old Wincos,” link below.

https://wincharger.com/index.php/resour ... old-wincos

[Kurtis]

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 the testing the 32V machines at Wincharger.com called “Long Live Old Wincos,” link below.

https://wincharger.com/index.php/resour ... old-wincos

Thank you Mike.

[Kurtis]

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 the testing the 32V machines at Wincharger.com called “Long Live Old Wincos,” link below.

https://wincharger.com/index.php/resour ... old-wincos

Thank you Mike.

Good article. Looks like supposed to be 60 ohms.

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[WisJim]

I've had good luck motoring 32 volt generators on 12 volts or 24 volts DC.

Jim

[moredleg]

I havue a winpower generator 1800w 32vdc. I would like to set up this gen for an inverter. I am assuming that the gen charges the batteries and when they are fully charged the voltage regulator cuts out to keep from overcharging the batteries. It looks to me like all I would have to do is connect an inverter to the batteries. Has any of you folks tried this? Would like some input. I have the original control panel. Thanks, Mo

[WisJim]

Mo, We ran our wind generators, 2500 watt WindPower and later 2500 watt Jacobs, both 32 volt, with battery sets and inverters. For the last 20+ years of usage the Jacobs (supplemented by solar electric panels in recent years) charging a 24 volt fork lift truck battery which ran a 4kw 24 volt Trace inverter, which powered our farm and charged our car. We moved to town a couple of years ago and sold the wind turbines.