by 115-1172523331 » Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:24 pm
Bruce, Thanks for the info, I think I have it right! The paint has dried, the motor has been mounted and I ran a quick test today. Using a variable speed 3/8 drill, I spun the motor to full drill RPM (900 no load, and this is about as close as one can come to no load). My meter shows 0.13 VDC clockwise and a neg 0.13 VDC counterclockwise. Progress, however, has come to a screeching halt. The local (60 miles one way) hobby shop can order my carbon fiber for the blades, but doesn't stock it! There are some things I really like about living in a small town (after 33 years in Los Angeles), but there are others that leave a little to be desired!
All is not lost however. I was not too happy with the geometry corrections required for my variable inclined manometer, so tried a cut and paste on the computer. It looked so easy that I did it for real and the paint (1st coat) is drying on that piece. That writeup will come in the Reader's Flowbench Projects - It's Finally Working post when I can get some new pics. I am also updating the spreadsheet and will post that in the Spreadsheets section after I have tested it.
In an earlier post, Bruce asked for a pic of my zeroing method for the vertical manometer. I have a shot now and have included it here (don't want to waste the "empty" attachment!
Doug