darrenjlobb's Rolling Road Chassis Dyno Project

[darrenjlobb]

Another update, and yes, a video of acaully using it!

After trying out a few car initially, just to get a feel for it / test the brakes etc, it was quickly decided that the exhaust extraction was required ASAP before further use, we also fitted a carbon monoxide meter / alarm just to be on the safe side..

First things first, bored a hole through the wall:






Elaborate hole template mounted:



Spot of wiring:





All mounted up (duct is just bodged on to test):



And test victim sat in the rollers...although previous to this several cough, petrols have been used to test things out...



Overall things are working well / as planned.

A few modifications that I want to make is a load balance pipe between stators, so that no matter what, the load is 50/50 between sides, and also a pair of one way valve on the 10mm side load feed port to prevent it from back feeding into the center of the rotor under high load circumstances...

We also need to make / mount a rear tie down bar, to allow us to strap the rear of the cars as a failsafe, and finish making plates to cover the unit in...

A video showing the extractor, and also, the first few runs...Just playing with it really, getting readouts on the analog display, but sadly not caught in any of the films as its in front of the car on the roof so the operator can see!

http://youtu.be/t_nOLW9Jrjw

Thanks for reading.