An office adjacent to my dad's place has been over the years piled up with junk. I was told by the landlord you can take whatever you want from there because it's all going to be cleared out soon.
I got a coffee machine (don't drink coffee but my dad does), two reasonably high spec computers (*full* of confidential information - don't worry I'll be doing a disk erase later), a packet of 6 year old crisps but most interestingly a universal motor which looks like it was from a washing machine.
The motor says "220 - 240VAC, 440W, 50 Hz". So it's got about 3/5th of a horsepower, but I could probably get a bit more from it if I need to. (Still not enough for an electric car...) It definitely looks worn - the coils are darkened - but it seems okay from a cursory inspection.
Is there anything particularly useful I could do with this motor?
I got a coffee machine (don't drink coffee but my dad does), two reasonably high spec computers (*full* of confidential information - don't worry I'll be doing a disk erase later), a packet of 6 year old crisps but most interestingly a universal motor which looks like it was from a washing machine.
The motor says "220 - 240VAC, 440W, 50 Hz". So it's got about 3/5th of a horsepower, but I could probably get a bit more from it if I need to. (Still not enough for an electric car...) It definitely looks worn - the coils are darkened - but it seems okay from a cursory inspection.
Is there anything particularly useful I could do with this motor?