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Cringle Manufacturing Model Generator
By: crazydoug Date: February 22, 2022, 11:41 am
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My little DC generator from Cringle Manufacturing arrived
yesterday, and I thought I would give a review of its
performance. I'm quite satisfied with the results, and hope to
soon have a proper arrangement of a steam-driven generator
powering one of my solenoid engines.
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(HTM) https://youtu.be/jvrebeYjM08
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Re: Cringle Manufacturing Model Generator
By: txlabman Date: February 22, 2022, 2:33 pm
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6.4 volts. Excellent Doug!
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Re: Cringle Manufacturing Model Generator
By: IndianaRog Date: February 22, 2022, 3:06 pm
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Very unique and handsome generator Doug...might look into
getting one of them!
roger
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Re: Cringle Manufacturing Model Generator
By: St Paul Steam Date: February 22, 2022, 3:33 pm
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Thanks for the review Doug , I like that.
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Re: Cringle Manufacturing Model Generator
By: krypto31337 Date: February 22, 2022, 5:38 pm
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What's the current draw at the 6.4v with the above load?
Performance in watts is more meaningful.
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Re: Cringle Manufacturing Model Generator
By: crazydoug Date: February 22, 2022, 6:40 pm
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[quote author=krypto31337 link=topic=5376.msg49445#msg49445
date=1645573127]
What's the current draw at the 6.4v with the above load?
Performance in watts is more meaningful.
[/quote]
Performance in watts is not great. Builder says it will operate
8 led lamps- thats not a lot. I could check current draw of a
few accessories, but dont really have a good way of testing max
current capability, nor do i want to risk damaging it.
Crazydoug
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Re: Cringle Manufacturing Model Generator
By: krypto31337 Date: February 22, 2022, 8:53 pm
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This weekend I was studying this generator pretty closely as I
liked the look, but I was worried about the actual current
output capability. Generally, I use incandescent bulbs with my
generators as I prefer the light output and like using the
generator to provide a good working load for the engine. I have
a decent selection of bulbs and usually I can balance light
output versus load to get what I want.
Does the generator pull very hard? Maybe it would be nice to
use with the Stirling engine I have.
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Re: Cringle Manufacturing Model Generator
By: crazydoug Date: February 23, 2022, 10:48 am
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[quote author=krypto31337 link=topic=5376.msg49447#msg49447
date=1645584809]
This weekend I was studying this generator pretty closely as I
liked the look, but I was worried about the actual current
output capability. Generally, I use incandescent bulbs with my
generators as I prefer the light output and like using the
generator to provide a good working load for the engine. I have
a decent selection of bulbs and usually I can balance light
output versus load to get what I want.
Does the generator pull very hard? Maybe it would be nice to
use with the Stirling engine I have.
[/quote]
Did some further testing.
The led bulb that came with the generator draws 24ma, but I dont
think it would light 8 this size.
I tried a #44 inc. Bulb which draws 220ma at 6v and the
generator would not light it up and pulls very hard.
It still meets the manufactures specs, although it might not
meet you requirements.
Hope that helps
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Re: Cringle Manufacturing Model Generator
By: krypto31337 Date: February 23, 2022, 4:16 pm
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Thanks for testing! Seems like it's more suited for LED bulbs.
Still looks nice though.
The chart of incandescent bulbs info I pulled from the old site.
E10 Base Bulbs
BULB VOLTAGE AMPS WATTS
#14 2.47V .30A .741W Standard for Jensen #15
#131 1.30V .10A .130W Low HP motor & Jensen #15
#502 5.10V .15A .765W Stepper-motor Generator
#359 1.35V .06A .081W Low HP motor & Jensen #15
#222 2.25V .25A .563W Focused-beam for Jensen #15
#352x 3.00V .07A .210W Standard for Jensen #15E
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Re: Cringle Manufacturing Model Generator
By: txlabman Date: March 11, 2022, 9:23 am
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A box arrived today from Cringle. Looking forward to opening it
this weekend.
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