Hand Crank Generator

Remixed by including more detailed instructions and I made the housing slightly larger to fit the inner parts.

Tom Stanton's Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb3iN4m9Bik

Total Cost: $65.00 (not including filament)

Produces up to 16v fast cranking speed. With 5V 3A regulator (enough to charge devices like phones) produces 5V 3A at decent cranking speed.

More Detailed Assembly Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mtxt8uvx9o At 15:00

Parts Needed:

(32) N48-N52 grade Neodymium Magnets (20x10x5mm) https://a.co/d/dlQYOc3

(3) Bearings (32x7mm Inner-20mm) https://a.co/d/3gjg6z5

(2) Bearings (26x8mm Inner-10mm) https://a.co/d/buOr9y0

(2) M8 Shoulder bolts (60mm shoulder, 10mm-20mm threaded portion) https://a.co/d/8mPdDIn

(≥250g) Enameled Copper Wire (0.3-0.5mm) 

(16) M3 bolts (16mm) https://a.co/d/6iripzo

(4) Diodes ~20v-30v, ~2A-5A https://a.co/d/8s1gKyZ

(3-4) Capacitors 25v 1000uF https://a.co/d/8s1gKyZ

(1) 0.28 Inch Voltmeterhttps://a.co/d/b75mmQd

Coils are connected in series and parallel. This gives higher voltage from the series and more current from the parallel. Be sure all coils are wound in the same direction either clockwise or counter clockwise. And be sure to mark the start of the coils and the end of the coils this will be like negative and positive.

The templates are for all 8 coils so you need 2 for each side of the coil, they are so you know how much to wind and you glue them into the coil stator. The stiffeners are used to strengthen the templates when winding so the templates don't bulge but they can be removed when the coils is done being wound. Watch this video for more explanation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mtxt8uvx9o at 16:17