Greetings fellow divergent thinkers...
I'm looking to build electric mower number two. Model one used an old 1/3hp, 1750rpm, 120VAC motor from an ancient Maytag washing machine. But I burned out the motor windings by not using a 12 gauge extension cord.
Ah, well, I got the mower shell and the motor for nothing...
My neighbor saw me testing the electric mower and told his wife to stay indoors till I was done. I wire tied an AC-powered radio to the handle and listened while I mowed. Passersby were a bit confused by the melodic sound of my mower, and I witnessed more than a little bit of rubbernecking. Still, mowing was a much more edifying and entertaining exercise when I could leave the earplugs in the house.
After I finish mower number two, maybe a motorcycle, then a car...
