 sooo, i know this crazy guy. and he was wondering, would it be possible to mount a large alternator.... |
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| jsayre914 |
 Jun 23 2010, 03:02 PM
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Speed Up !!!  Group: Members Posts: 3,188 Joined: 10-February 08 From: Timonium MD 21093 Member No.: 8,696 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
I have seen a bunch of pictures on this forum with AC compressors mounted on the engine near the battery tray. i saw there was a belt comming out of the fan housing and turning the compressor. What if that compressor was actually a 225 amp alternator (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)
i know this has never been done, and i keep telling this guy he is crazy, but HE keeps wondering if it would work (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) is it possible?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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| jsayre914 |
Jun 23 2010, 03:08 PM
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Speed Up !!! Group: Members Posts: 3,188 Joined: 10-February 08 From: Timonium MD 21093 Member No.: 8,696 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
pics i found..
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| RJMII |
Jun 23 2010, 03:11 PM
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Jim McIntosh Group: Members Posts: 3,125 Joined: 11-September 07 From: Sandy, Utah Member No.: 8,112 Region Association: None |
As long as he didn't have you wire it in backwards, it should work.* (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)
It should be a matter of building a mount, a block off plate for the old alternator, rewiring it, and reconfiguring the belts. You'd need to make sure that it was designed to rotate the correct direction for the placement of said alternator. *in reference to the positive ground thread where the backwards red and black locations got confusing. |
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| jabberwocky |
Jun 23 2010, 03:13 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 24-April 10 From: Cleveland OH Member No.: 11,653 Region Association: None |
Hmm. I don't see why not the motor would not care if it was driving an alternator or a compressor IMHO. What ya going to do install electric heat?
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| underthetire |
Jun 23 2010, 03:16 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
My concern would be spinning it backwards, as the way the pump mounted. Would the fan for the alternator not cool ( blow through) it any more? Just a thought.
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| RJMII |
Jun 23 2010, 03:18 PM
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Jim McIntosh Group: Members Posts: 3,125 Joined: 11-September 07 From: Sandy, Utah Member No.: 8,112 Region Association: None |
Maybe an alternator from an Honda? Some of those engines spin backwards.
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| underthetire |
Jun 23 2010, 04:31 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(RJMII @ Jun 23 2010, 02:18 PM)  Maybe an alternator from an Honda? Some of those engines spin backwards. Ya, but a 250 amp Honda alternator? Wait, now its a hybrid 914. Now I get it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif) |
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| underthetire |
Jun 23 2010, 04:34 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
I got a Onan generator he could just swap out the whole engine/transaxle and run off two electric motors. It would be like driving an ocean liner!
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