Use different size wire in electro clutch?
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From: James Sweet on 17 Dec 2009 02:37 Eeyore wrote: > DaveC wrote: >> The coil in an industrial electromagnetic clutch (connecting the >> flywheel to the drive mechanism) has gone open-circuit. So it is being >> rewound by a motor rewind shop. >> >> I was just informed that the original wire was about 12 ga. (maybe >> slightly larger; original was metric) but it was rewound using 10 ga. > > Why do Americans persist in using stupid AWG that no-one else in the > world uses except to entertain you ? > > Have you never heard of mm^2 ? > > Graham You paint with a wide brush. I'd be perfectly content to use metric, and end up using both systems regularly but it's not as if it's up to me what the whole country uses.
From: Michael A. Terrell on 17 Dec 2009 02:55 Eeyore wrote: > > DaveC wrote: > > The coil in an industrial electromagnetic clutch (connecting the flywheel to > > the drive mechanism) has gone open-circuit. So it is being rewound by a motor > > rewind shop. > > > > I was just informed that the original wire was about 12 ga. (maybe slightly > > larger; original was metric) but it was rewound using 10 ga. > > Why do Americans persist in using stupid AWG that no-one else in the > world uses except to entertain you ? > > Have you never heard of mm^2 ? We don't need to dumb things down to a level for idiots to be able to do the math. -- Offworld checks no longer accepted!
From: Eeyore on 17 Dec 2009 04:47 Martin Riddle wrote: > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)removethishotmail.com> wrote >> DaveC wrote: >>> The coil in an industrial electromagnetic clutch (connecting the >>> flywheel to the drive mechanism) has gone open-circuit. So it is >>> being rewound by a motor rewind shop. >>> >>> I was just informed that the original wire was about 12 ga. (maybe >>> slightly larger; original was metric) but it was rewound using 10 ga. >> Why do Americans persist in using stupid AWG that no-one else in the >> world uses except to entertain you ? >> >> Have you never heard of mm^2 ? >> >> Graham > > Forget how to convert Graham? > > <http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/awg-wire-gauge-d_731.html> > > I don't think 10 awg will be a problem, as long as the # of turns is the > same. Measure the current to be sure. Oh I can convert. Trouble is, IME a single gauge can cover a range of CSAs. Plus it's pointlessly and wastefully time consuming. Graham
From: jjh on 17 Dec 2009 10:55 On Dec 16, 9:27 pm, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...(a)removethishotmail.com> wrote: > DaveC wrote: > > The coil in an industrial electromagnetic clutch (connecting the flywheel to > > the drive mechanism) has gone open-circuit. So it is being rewound by a motor > > rewind shop. > > > I was just informed that the original wire was about 12 ga. (maybe slightly > > larger; original was metric) but it was rewound using 10 ga. > > Why do Americans persist in using stupid AWG that no-one else in the > world uses except to entertain you ? > > Have you never heard of mm^2 ? > > Graham Now that is a helpful comment. Maybe because we are??? Why are there three distinct classes of units in physics? (eventhough SI units are somewhat universal). Cross sectional area and diameter are basic parameters that engineers understand and taught to convert between any system of units. Difference between an engineer and an hack? I like blue, you may like purple. Our rocket went to the moon, you don't have one...Sheese, don't ya have enough nits to pick? -John
From: Rich Webb on 17 Dec 2009 11:22
On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:27:19 +0000, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)removethishotmail.com> wrote: >DaveC wrote: >> The coil in an industrial electromagnetic clutch (connecting the flywheel to >> the drive mechanism) has gone open-circuit. So it is being rewound by a motor >> rewind shop. >> >> I was just informed that the original wire was about 12 ga. (maybe slightly >> larger; original was metric) but it was rewound using 10 ga. > >Why do Americans persist in using stupid AWG that no-one else in the >world uses except to entertain you ? Mostly inertia, of course. On the other hand, the AWG scale is right simple to use to swag the nominal wire resistance, given that it's a log scale and starting with AWG 10 = 1 ohm/1000 feet (yeah, "feet" but ...). -- Rich Webb Norfolk, VA |