Alternator???

[Bugpac]

Originally Posted by masterfabr\";p=\&quot

Who stops????????

I assume you do, to get all the shit yoshi blows in your lap, off you, when he smokes by your heavy old ass....lol

[masterfabr]

When yoshi has his ass in the air jumping all the time I'll be stuck like glue to the ground propelling my ass past him.Can't have both! I like flat out; he likes jumping.To each his own. Just 3 more days till you guys miss out on the fun. [smilie=blowkiss.gif]

[masterfabr]

K-fab,why the 115 amps? You know how many HP it takes to drive that thing?30 amps from the engine plus 30 from the smaller auxillary alternator will be quite a bit of power unless you're running high amp lighting.30 amp alternator will suck quite a few less ponies from your drivetrain than the 115 amp'er.But I admit that if not engine driven you won't be able to sit idle for long.On a bike motor there aren't many options for that problem tho.

[dune]

This may sound stupid to some but does it matter what direction the alternator turns? Will it create charge either way?

Or does it "De-charge" very very quickley! LOL when run reverse .

[K-fab]

It's capable of producing that much - but doesn't always output that.
Cheap, easy to find, easy to replace.

Agreed - does pull some hp out of the system, but it's all okay. *It also varies with the load on the system.

Radio - 110 watts on transmit - 20 a
Fan - 20 a
intercom - 10a
lights - 30 to 40 amps total
I'm missing something...
Anyhow, I'd rather have too much and loose a bit of good ol' hp, than not enough. *The sled side will keep the car running, but when you start playing with the electronic stuff, it's time to make sure the Odyssey battery stays well charged.

All worst case scenarios, but possible.

Sled side of the charging system:

Charging system
System type AC magneto ----
Model (manufacturer) F4T471 (MITSUBISHI) ----
Normal output 14 V/32 A at 5,000 r/min ----
Stator coil resistance/color 0.19 ~ 0.23 Ω at 20 °C (68 °F)/W–W

Not sure what I'll do on the new car. *I need to see what sort of output the 1.6 VTEC Honda alternator puts out. *I still want a secondary alternator for backup.

side note: *the Trophy Truck I navigated in runs a secondary alternator driven off the drive shaft. *There's a pulley just in front of the u-joint on the shaft that runs it. *There's a switch in the truck for selecting either or both of the alternators. *I'll probably do something similar.

[masterfabr]

I won't argue the point other than it depends on the electric load needed supplied at max draw.That said I agree that a backup alternator is good and when I find room I plan on doing so also.Kinda hard to drive it from anything other than a driveline component with a bike motor.

[Bugpac]

Keep the trinkets out of the dash and the bike alt will do just fine....

[masterfabr]

Not really with lighting added.

[Bugpac]

well not if you got 6 baja lights up top no, but they work just fine for a bike headlight, i dont do much dark riding anyway myself.....I may try to put a starter generator on my car for reverse and added amps.....

[masterfabr]

Yeah,we're back to -it depends on your max. amp load.You gonna make Dog Days? We'll miss ya at LS this weekend.