Pumping honey is a rather time-consuming process that can be mechanized using a rotary honey extractor. In addition, the drive to this building can be done with your own hands, several times speeding up the process of collecting beekeeping products.
Features of the device
The honey extractor, equipped with a drive, is powered by electricity, by:
- electric network;
- 12 volt battery;
- solar battery.
Did you know? Honey obtained using a honey extract is called centrifugal.
Types of motors for honey extractor drive
Manual labor is replaced by the following types of engines:
- electric motors of low power;
- electric drill;
- electric current generator.
How to make a do-it-yourself electric drive for a honey extract
To build a home-made drive, you need to have experience with electrical equipment and a set of necessary parts.
Materials and tools for work
Before you begin, prepare the following accessories:
- pulleys;
- belt;
- fastenings;
- generator g-21 or g-108;
- drill;
- file;
- switch with clockwork;
- hammer;
- wrench;
- pliers.
Electric drive circuit
This is how the electric drive circuit looks, by the type of which the subsequent assembly of the device will be made at home:
1-tank, 2-tank cover, 3-plate under the bearing housing, 4 - housing, 5 - removable cover, 6 - drive pulley, 7 - driven pulley, 8 - fixing nut, 9 - clamp, 10 - rotor axis, 11 - axle connection bolt, 12 - bolts of the engine to the clamp (4 pcs.), 13 - motor shoe, 14 - L-shaped plate (2 pcs.), 15 - bearings (2 pcs.), 16 - bearing axis, 17 - mounting bolts of the plate, 18 - screws of the removable cover of the bearing housing (4 pcs.), 19 - belt, 20 - electric motor, 21 - collar protrusions, 22 - tie bolts, 23 - crosspieces of the stand (2 pcs.), 24 - racks (4 pcs.), 25 - triangular uprights (4 pcs.), 26 - slots for tank, 27 - hole for draining honey
Step-by-step manufacturing
To assemble the drive at home, you must:
- Take the electric motor at 172 V and a voltage of 110 volts as a basis.
- Connect the motor to the gearbox with a special board.
- Connect the gear axle to the electric motor with the coupling half.
- Connect the gear axles and the rotor with the connecting sleeve. One side is attached to the axis, the second is put on the axis of the device.
- Apply the converter of the day of full operation from the 220 V network, for this a semiconductor diode is suitable.
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Installation of electric drive for honey separator
The engine is attached to the structure as follows:
- A full-time drive must be removed from the honey extractor.
- Drill a pulley - the same as the diameter of the honey extractor shaft.
- Fix the m8 pin with a threaded sleeve on the device plate.
- Attach the drive to the stud, secure and supply electricity.
- File a 8 mm deep wedge-shaped groove on the ledge of the pulley.
- To put on a belt pulleys, to create a tension by means of a spring.
- Connect the circuit breaker by connecting the motor terminals.
Important! To adjust the speed, the terminal must be connected through one section of the resistance block.
Honey separator recommendations
It takes only 5 minutes to fully extract honey. First, the product is pumped out on one side, then the frames are turned and the second side processed. When collecting honey, it is recommended to place the device on a wooden cross so that under the tap there is a container for draining the product. The symmetrical arrangement of the frames ensures silent operation of the device.
Today, a large number of devices for collecting honey, various modifications and automation are on sale. The above is a method of collecting an electric drive at home using improvised means. This will not only mechanize manual labor, but also speed up the process of pumping honey at times.
