Quote:
Originally Posted by drmiller100
Can I build a non grounded alternator, and a switching mechanism to charge one battery after another?
I'm thinking about using a set of 4 or 5 lead acid batteries in series to run a golfcart motor (cheap).
Then use a small onboard gas engine with alternator/generator to extend the range.
|
Automotive alternators put out higher voltage if you remove their voltage regulator, at that point the voltage either needs to be regulated by how fast it is spinning or by a modified voltage regulator and I'm pretty sure that there are people selling modified voltage regulators for the home built "wind turbines".
If you want to use a golf cart motor you either need the rest of the drive axle's differential to support the drive end of the motor or you need to build a new face plate for the motor and get a splined shaft to fit in to the drive end of the motor, if you or anyone else has a project that they need a splined shaft like that for, send me a message because if all goes well I'm hoping to get a price quote on having some made at a local shop that does CNC machining, I already have a hand full of them that have the other end fit in to the drive shaft of a Honda CX500 or Honda Goldwing and I have the CNC file to make them, but I don't have a price yet nor do I have solid ideas on variations that other people might want.