Alternative Power Supply in Nigeria

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Anonymous Poster	Alternative Power Supply in Nigeria 05/27/2010 5:27 AM
	I have been working on series of options on the above topic. The most recent is the use of DC motor o run my AC alternator which in turn generates light but the challenge here is that the DC motor started smokking. What can I do to improve on this.
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EdisonTesla Participant Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1	#1 Re: Alternative power supply in Nigeria 05/27/2010 7:30 AM
	What??....improving smokking??
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Anonymous Poster	#2 Re: Alternative power supply in Nigeria 05/27/2010 10:14 AM
	AC alternator which in turn generates light ? motor started smokking? Hire some Electrical Engineer. I don't understand why people want to do others job even though it is not their field.
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peterg7lyq Guru Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2446 Good Answers: 60	#3 Re: Alternative power supply in Nigeria 05/27/2010 10:27 AM
	tell it to stop smoking ! could you please add further information. why are you using a dc motor to drive an alternator ? whats the voltage of dc motor ? whats the voltage and amperage of alternator ? why dont you convert dc into ac using an inverter ?
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Anonymous Poster	#4 Re: Alternative Power Supply in Nigeria 05/28/2010 12:59 AM
	what I understand with some fog from your post, ... your are working alternative power supply issues of Nigeria.( in charge?) The method used in Nigeria to run AC alternator by DC motor is standard? as per local authority direction? May be you are very consious about green world and decided to not use any diesel generator? started smokking??....still smokking?....finished smokking?....what is the condition of your DC motor now?
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#5 Re: Alternative Power Supply in Nigeria 06/01/2010 4:28 AM
	One way to stop the DC motor smoking [] is to make sure its protective device(s) are working properly. As far as alternative sources of power are concerned, there's plenty of sunshine in Nigeria - one could use that instead, pehaps? __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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