Loui Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Hi everyone, as part of my studies in mech. engineering I'm designing a conversion kit to use old wind pumps for electricity production. For this I need detailed information on the gearbox assembly, like dimensions of the shafts, gears and housing. Has anyone old manuals, technical specifications or drawings lying around or would be willing to take some pictures and measurements on their wind pump? I'm especially interested in the Stewarts and Lloyds Climax models and would hugely appreciate any help. I will post the building plans and results after testing here and on instructables.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorp007 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 1 hour ago, Loui said: Hi everyone, as part of my studies in mech. engineering I'm designing a conversion kit to use old wind pumps for electricity production. For this I need detailed information on the gearbox assembly, like dimensions of the shafts, gears and housing. Has anyone old manuals, technical specifications or drawings lying around or would be willing to take some pictures and measurements on their wind pump? I'm especially interested in the Stewarts and Lloyds Climax models and would hugely appreciate any help. I will post the building plans and results after testing here and on instructables.com. https://www.wot.utwente.nl/en/tag/climax Here you can find one of the gear ratios as well as discussions around the design. BritishRacingGreen, Loui and zsde 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loui Posted July 13 Author Share Posted July 13 4 hours ago, Scorp007 said: https://www.wot.utwente.nl/en/tag/climax Here you can find one of the gear ratios as well as discussions around the design. Thanks, I know that website. They mainly discuss their new gearbox design. I need specific dimensions of the old gearboxes to build a CAD model and design some parts like a bracket for the generator etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorp007 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 (edited) 9 hours ago, Loui said: Thanks, I know that website. They mainly discuss their new gearbox design. I need specific dimensions of the old gearboxes to build a CAD model and design some parts like a bracket for the generator etc. With so many 1000's of there units still standing idle would it not just be easier to strip a windmill and get every minute detail required. May be even a forum member with the head gear on a farm. We do have a number of farmers on the forum. Edited July 14 by Scorp007 zsde and Loui 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loui Posted July 14 Author Share Posted July 14 7 hours ago, Scorp007 said: With so many 1000's of there units still standing idle would it not just be easier to strip a windmill and get every minute detail required. May be even a forum member with the head gear on a farm. We do have a number of farmers on the forum. Yes, that would be the first choice. I saw a similar topic by DeepBass9, who was interested in converting his wind pump and posted a screenshot of a gearbox schematic. Sadly I can't go take the measurements myself since am planning the project from Germany, where I study. But if all goes to plan installation and testing will be in Namibia in September. zsde and Scorp007 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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