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Jin's FD5 Dynamo Review |
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By: crazydoug Date: April 27, 2022, 1:14 pm |
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This came the other day, and I thought I would do a review and |
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do some testing to see if it met the specs advertised. Sadly, |
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it didn't even come close. It is rated up to 1 amp at 12 volts, |
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and although it easily attained the 12 volts at about 2000 rpm, |
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it would only light one 200 milliamp incandescent bulb. I |
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started with four bulbs in parallel at 200 milliamps each and it |
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would not light them at all, and then went down, one step at a |
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time, until there was only one bulb left, which it did light. |
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However, if you intend to use this generator in a model display |
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with incandescent lighting, you'll be disappointed. However, it |
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will operate a number of smaller LED lamps. 250 milliamps seems |
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to be the extent of the load it can carry. |
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Still, I'm very happy with the generator. It has a nice look, |
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is a nice size for model engine displays, and has a price that |
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can't be beat. |
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https://youtu.be/E0Jh1e1kJAE |
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Re: Jin's FD5 Dynamo Review |
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By: smokey1961 Date: April 27, 2022, 6:13 pm |
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Thank you for posting,,good info to know...thanks again.. |
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Re: Jin's FD5 Dynamo Review |
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By: Jim Date: April 27, 2022, 10:27 pm |
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Thanks Doug, enjoyed watching the vid mate. |
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Re: Jin's FD5 Dynamo Review |
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By: Steamloco Date: April 28, 2022, 10:47 am |
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PM Research has one that is rated at 10 VDC @ 1A. Nice |
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industrial look to it. Needs a large engine to power it to its |
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max. |
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Re: Jin's FD5 Dynamo Review |
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By: txlabman Date: April 28, 2022, 1:48 pm |
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Thanks for the review Doug! |
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Re: Jin's FD5 Dynamo Review |
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By: crazydoug Date: April 28, 2022, 6:39 pm |
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[quote author=Steamloco link=topic=5611.msg51210#msg51210 |
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date=1651160863] |
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PM Research has one that is rated at 10 VDC @ 1A. Nice |
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industrial look to it. Needs a large engine to power it to its |
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max. |
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[/quote] |
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I have 2 of those. I machined the first one and decided it was |
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worth the extra $$ to buy the next one ready to run. They work |
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well, but I have never really done a load test. |
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Crazydoug |
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