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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
As of now I have functioning electric starters and conventional batteries. But I've thought about starter ropes for my vehicles- at least the 3 and 4 cyl ones- for years. It would be nice to ditch the battery and the starter, wouldn't it? Would just need a magneto on the non-EFI ones for ignition; for the others a wee battery and charging system for the electronics or maybe a bigger deep cycle battery and plug-in regimen.
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Hello Frank Lee,
I think you might find this interesting:
Home - Kineteco
Also these guys:
Startwell Engineering – Mechanical Starting devices for Diesel Engines from 0.5 to 18 litres
They have applications for many common engines, mostly industrial/agricultural.
Crank up the spring, hit the release, starts engine.
Several years ago I was looking for one to fit a 292 GM or 300 Ford I-6, and I did find it as a viable application, but it looks like it isn't a standard offering anymore.
BTW, great circuit DieselJan. If I understand it right, this circuit does enable "regular" charging if the battery gets below a voltage you set with the correct diodes, as well as the "charge when brake circuit is active"? IE, it's "foolproof" barring a sudden overnight drop in temperature on a barely-above-set-charge-threshold battery.
Does it continue to charge when you sit at idle at a stoplight with your foot on the brake?
Thanks,
-cajunfj40