Recent content by stephan2307

Yeah I do still have the capacitor. So nothing I can do to it to use it as a generator?

I have now attached 3 pictures. Hope they help. I used my multimeter and tested any combination of the 3 wires and various settings on AC and DC and couldn't get any readings. Does this mean that the motor can't be used as generator? No was still rotating fine.

Yeah I know. This wouldn't be a serious project just one to learn, play and try. I will see if I can get permission to post a link or upload images.

Hi, I always wanted to learn and experiment with generating electricity ( I am a total newbie at this sort of thing ). So when my tumble dryer broke, I took out the motor before I took it to the tip. First thing I noticed was that the motor has 3 cables instead of the 2 for DC that I thought...