You can get the stl files from here https://www.tinkercad.com/things/5HhQyEGsbl7
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Queen Street Systems
The world would be such a miserable place without you Rob – sitting here in awe !!! way to go. What will we do without you? We need to start a foundation….
some of the cheaper cordless screwdrivers have planetary gears in them, many years ago I bought about 6 of them (for something silly like £1 each) and used the planetary gears the other way around, one to produce a fine focus knob for a telescope, and also to produce a drive system for tracking the stars that was geared down to approximately 1 revolution per day, the cordless screwdrivers use planetary gears to increase the torque and slow down the motor speed.
I really can’t wait to see this working in the wind! I’m about to embark on building an off-grid home, and am so inspired to scale-up & include some of the amazing ideas from this channel.
Before adding more gears, tips is to try it under full load. The load often cause the whole thing to become very hard to turn and can damage the gears.
Love your enthusiasm and ingenuity! I’d be interested in how noisy the final unit would be and how you might then go on to make the lightest, most efficient and quietest portable wind turbine out there. That would certainly be the most usable option as well 🙂
I love it Robert. We are currently working on an actuator at my employer that uses a very similar planetary gear system. Not to state the obvious, a major factor we found was gear quality is paramount to efficiency. Any gear “roughness” had a direct effect on the overall performance. 3D printing gears is excellent for proof of concept, but good quality gears will produce much better efficiency.
Thank you for continuing to amaze and educate! I love seeing how enthusiastic and joyful you are every step of the way! This looks remarkable as are your tesla turbine videos. Binge watching your content right now and loving every moment!
The world would be such a miserable place without you Rob – sitting here in awe !!! way to go. What will we do without you? We need to start a foundation….
A really amazing progress in the way this works. Great demonstration Robert!
some of the cheaper cordless screwdrivers have planetary gears in them, many years ago I bought about 6 of them (for something silly like £1 each) and used the planetary gears the other way around, one to produce a fine focus knob for a telescope, and also to produce a drive system for tracking the stars that was geared down to approximately 1 revolution per day, the cordless screwdrivers use planetary gears to increase the torque and slow down the motor speed.
Thank you most kindly, Robert, you’re a international treasure!
Absolutely incredible work Robert! Your infectious and inspiring outbursts of joy keep so many inventors working around the world.
I really can’t wait to see this working in the wind!
I’m about to embark on building an off-grid home, and am so inspired to scale-up & include some of the amazing ideas from this channel.
Before adding more gears, tips is to try it under full load. The load often cause the whole thing to become very hard to turn and can damage the gears.
Love your enthusiasm and ingenuity! I’d be interested in how noisy the final unit would be and how you might then go on to make the lightest, most efficient and quietest portable wind turbine out there. That would certainly be the most usable option as well 🙂
I love it Robert. We are currently working on an actuator at my employer that uses a very similar planetary gear system. Not to state the obvious, a major factor we found was gear quality is paramount to efficiency. Any gear “roughness” had a direct effect on the overall performance. 3D printing gears is excellent for proof of concept, but good quality gears will produce much better efficiency.
Thank you for continuing to amaze and educate! I love seeing how enthusiastic and joyful you are every step of the way! This looks remarkable as are your tesla turbine videos. Binge watching your content right now and loving every moment!