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MazdaMatt · 05-13-2009, 01:27 PM

I'm thinking that buying a generator may be more fuel and power efficient than buying an engine not intended for use as a generator and a DC motor not intended for use as a generator and coupling them. I also think that a rectified AC would be better or else your DC motor will be trying to turn over the engine when the engine isn't running (this could be solved with a bigass diode, though).

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MazdaMatt Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 1,096 2k2Prot5 - '02 Mazda Protege5 90 day: 33.82 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	I'm thinking that buying a generator may be more fuel and power efficient than buying an engine not intended for use as a generator and a DC motor not intended for use as a generator and coupling them. I also think that a rectified AC would be better or else your DC motor will be trying to turn over the engine when the engine isn't running (this could be solved with a bigass diode, though).