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G8MNY > TECH 12.09.14 09:40l 214 Lines 9867 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 10056_GB7CIP
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Subj: NORTHERN 650W 2 Stroke Genny
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Sent: 140912/0719Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO #:10056 [Caterham Surrey GBR]
From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO
To : TECH@WW
By G8MNY (Updated Jul 14)
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I bought this very clean & hardly used non working 63cc one at a junk sale, &
"it worked OK last year" I was told! It seems identical to the Wolf, Pro User &
KINGAVON versions.
On looking into the non-running, there was no intake "suck". This is a 2 stroke
with an angled engine & the carburettor ported into the crank case with a reed
valve, rather than an upright engine with bottom edge of piston valve intake.
Oil Measuring
Filler Cap Ü Handle ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ
Ú===¿ Û ÞÝ Ú===¿ ÞÝ
/~~~~Tank~~~~~\ /~~~~~~Tank~~~~~~~\
----------------- ---------------------
Mains|ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙÝ DC|~~~~~³~~~~~~~~~~~|On/off
|(0)= _-~\ÞÝSilencer |MAINS³ choke []|
Choke´Tap Start\\\\\\Plg Ý ³ ø ===== |\
|ÄÄÄÄ¿pull~\\Cyl\ Þ³-----------------| |Pull
Air |Carb³,\/~~~\\_-~ Alternatorݳ Air |ø|Start
Box &| ³ ³ ( ) ³ ³ß Þ³ Filter | |
FilterÀÄÄÄÄÙ\ \___/ / Ý_________________|/
Ú'ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿'¿ ÀÂÄÂÙ ÀÂÄÂÙ
""" """ """ """
ENGINE FAULT
Checking the ignition there was a weak spark OK. & there was compression so I
tried putting petrol/ether spray into the crankcase through the reed intake
valve, but the engine still did not fire. So I put took the silencer off
(needed painting anyway) & put spray through the exhaust port, this did give a
bang on turning over, so the ignition & timing was OK.
The fault was eventually found to be a popped out crankshaft bearing air seal
rubber, between the engine & the alternator. This may have happened if there
had been a back fire in the crankcase, or just a lot of compression. There was
non of the usual spring circlips in grooves to hold it in place in this design!
ALTERNATOR
± ±SHAFT
± ±
TAPERED ±ÝÞ±
FIT SHAFTSÞÝÞÝ ADDITIONAL SCREW
__ ÛÝÞÛ __ & RIGHT ANGLE
ÅÅÄ¿ ÛÝÞÛ ÚÄÅÅÄ SEAL CLAMPS
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÅ¿³ ÛÛÛÛ ³ÚÅÅÄÄÄÄÄÄ
Web Tap³³ ÛÛÛÛ ³³Tap Web
hole³°°>ÛÛÛÛ<°°³hole °°> Air tight Oil Seal
³(o)ÛÛÛÛ(o)³ (o) Ball race bearing
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁ ÛÛÛÛ ÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
CRANK CASE ÛÛÛÛENGINE
INTAKE SUCK ÛÛÛÛSHAFT
& TRANSFURE
COMPRESSION
To get to the fault, I needed to split the alternator off the engine (3 outer
bolts) & remove silencer & gently levering off the end casing. A long bolt
through the alternator shaft holds it on to the tapered crankshaft, this was
the first problem & a smart tap the socket set freed this OK. Then on the lose
bolt a sharp tap with a hammer to free the crankshaft off the alternator rotor.
Now was the problem of fixing the hardly worn air seal back in place so it
would not spin. Initially I used instant gasket sealant, but eventually I added
2 right angle metal pieces, held in by drilled & tapped screws in the available
cast lugs around the bearing, these lock the seal in place.
But this failed a year later with the captured seal managing to get half way
out. So I added a hard plumbing rubber washer to force the seal to seat home
with added backets too.
ALTERNATOR FAN
Also I noticed the Alternator Fan was loose, this removes about 100W of heat, &
blows it over the exhaust, but it was able to free wheel! I used 2 part glue
(resin & hardener) to fixed that OK, & re-fixed the 2 locating lugs etc.
Long Bolt
Bearing [~~]
[(o)±Þݱ(o)]
±ÞݱSHAFT
ÚÂÂÄÂÄÂÄÂÂÄÄÄÄ¿±ÞݱÚÄÄÄÄÂÂÄÂÄÂÄ¿ALTERNATOR
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ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ±ÞݱÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ±ÞݱÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛROTOR
ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ±ÞݱÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛWITH
ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ±ÞݱÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛCOIL &
ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ±ÞݱÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛDIODE
ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ±ÞݱÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
CIRCUIT
Not having the handbook etc. I have reverse engineered the diagram...
12V 240V AC STOP
Charging ÚÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄo\__
+³ ³- E _³_ bn³ ³bk
3A Bridge N L /// ------------
Rectifier ³ ³ |Electronic|ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿or
³ ³ (155V)³ ³ | Ignition | ³
7A ³ 15u 450V³ 2.3A | Module | 0.2ê³2k2
Trip ³ ÚÄ´ÃÄ¿ ³ Trip ------------ ÚÄ()))))ÍÍ»
³ gn³ ³ ye³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ===== º
³gn ³ ³ye ³ ³bk rd³ rd/wh³ bn³ bk³ ³ Coil ºEHT
_³_ _³_³ _ _³ _³_ _ _³_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ³ _ ³_ _ ³_ _ ³ _ _ _ _ ºlead
³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ | 34ê|( )| ³ ³ º
³.3ê³ ³3.2ê³ ³ 6.8ê³ ROTOR | Timing|( )| ³ ³ Plug º
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==== ==== ===== ³=====³ | & Magneto 730ê _³_ _³_
ÃÄ´>ÃÄ´ | /// ///
A L T E R N A T O R ÀÄÄRÄÄÙ | C R A N K C A S E
ALTERNATOR EXCITATION
This is a brushless alternator with the excitation of the rotor magnetically
charged up each half cycle from circulating 90ø out of phase currents from the
exciting 15uF capacitor. The rotor winding has a diode across (& back emf R) it
to maintain the current, half a cycle after the kick. Excitation only starts at
high enough RPM (2000RPM) to overcome the diode voltage drop loss, with the
weak residual magnetic rotor field. This system is more reliable than the brush
type, but it does produce a kink in the load winding waveform & there is no
opportunity for voltage control other than engine RPM.
CHARGING
As I did not have the special DC plug & lead, I made a plug (- |) from 2 brass
strips, poked these into socket & through cardboard, to form the plug's mould
base, & fitted a cardboard tube. Made the lot into a good mould, & with the
petrol tank removed up end the generator to get the socket level, spay oil /
grease into the socket holes & refit the plug strips & mould.
wires
_Þ Ý Mix up resin & hardener with some fiber glass to add strength
ÚÅÄÅÄÄÄÅÄ¿ for the plug base. pour in & tamp down. When set remove the new
ÀÅÄÅÄÄÄÅÄÙ plug, cut off the cardboard mould, Grind & file off the resin
³ ³ ³ lump into the wanted shape, Solder on the new lead to the brass
³ ³ ³ strips noting +/- & tape the lot up in rubber amalgamating tape,
³_³ ³ this finishes the plug.
Although there is a 7A trip (12A to activate!) before the bridge, the rectifier
is only made from 4x 3A diodes in the connector box with no heat sink. To
improve on this, I cleaned off all the copper track paint & flowed a thick
layer of solder all over it to act as a heat spreader. I also doubled up on the
diodes putting 4 more on the copper side of the PCB. Note the current trip does
not prevent blowing the diodes on wrong battery polarity! So a 13A fuse in the
charging lead will help that!
In practice though on a good battery the charging current is only 3-4A, but
enough to boost a flat car battery (@ 10A ?) in a few mins so you can crank the
car over.
OTHER MODIFICATIONS
1/ To improve the VHF/UHF ignition noise, I have added a loose coax braid over
the lead earthed at the plug screened cap.
________ Added loose Coax Braid
Metal ³ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ-================================----- EHT Lead To
Cover ³Ý|n|ÜÜÜ-================================ÄÄÄÄÄ Magneto coil
suppressor ³Ý³~³Þ|~~~
plug cover³ÚÙ À¿³
_ ³³~~~³³
CylinerÁÄÁÄÄÅÄÄÄÅÄÄÄ
À~u~ÙSpark Plug
2/ To improve the voltage regulation, I applied my current solenoid feed
forward modification. This was easily done, by adding a small solenoid (e.g.
from an old VCR) rewound with a few turns of suitably insulated & thick
enamelled copper wire, that takes the 230V full load current (neutral). Mounted
with a single screw firmly on the engine webbing, by the speed setting
adjuster. The solenoid piston is linked up to aid the speed setting spring. The
length of the thick link wire is critical so that the piston only just goes
fully home at full throttle, & if less compensation is needed the wire can be
bent slightly to adjust the effect.
__
CRANKCASE BOB ³()³AXLE
WEIGHT GOVERNOR³ ³
³ ³ SPRING ___ SPEED
³ o³ÄÄÄ,/\/\/\.ÄÄÄÄ[___[ADJUSTOR SCREW
³ o³ Link Wire ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
³ o³============²²³SOLENOID³
³ ³ BOOST__\ ÀÄÄÄÄÂÄÂÄÙ Alternator
³ ³ PULL / bk³ ³bk Load
³ ³ Neutral Neutral
³ o³_________
ÀÄÄÙ Throttle link
N.B. Solenoid pull is proportional to:-
1/ the Mains load current squared,
2/ the number of turns,
3/ the location of the movable iron piston slug,
With this modification a good 800W @ 230V was available under resistive lamp
load tests from this small generator.
CONCLUSION
Although 2 stokes are not the best engine for efficiency etc. & fuel oil mix is
needed, their simplicity & reliability if maintained (clean carburettor &
muffler) it does give a simple lightweight power source. The noise of this one
changes from poor putting misfires on no load, to a steady 50Hz hum on higher
loads.
N.B. if the engine is hot it can be difficult to start, ether spray in the air
inlet does help!
So a lot of work was needed, but now I have good genny in the end for /P work.
See my TECH buls "Regulating 12V Generator Output", "Cheaper Generators" &
"Petrol Generators for /P SSB"
Y Don't U send an interesting bul?
73 de John G8MNY @ GB7CIP
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