by readyakira » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:25 am
oh yes the electric motor. I tried the 1/2hp washer motor (I work with appliances all day) and had no luck. It just don't spin fast and strong enough. I even tried to put a large weight on the alternator to use as a flywheel and still once you apply volt to the alternator it draws the motor down. I need to pull the motor off my compressor and try that although I don't want to. But, I do want to see if that one is strong enough. It says it is a 5 hp motor but I think in reallity it is probably more like 2-2.5hp