I am interested in powering some weak lights on my kart, I did some poking around and saw that I could use a belt driven alternator.
[web]http://www.gokartsrus.com/go-kart_forum/alternator-for-a-gx200-help-me-out-red-t3719.html[/web]
Then I ran across the forum post above and I figured I could possibly use a stator coil instead. However the other post was slightly confusing. The flywheels I have found around the net appear as though they mount onto the crankshaft. My issue there is that I already have a centrifugal clutch already mounted off of the crankshaft. If I am able to do both, the language they used makes it sound as though you mount the stator into some bolts off of the block to spin off of the teeth of the flywheel. Am I correct in how this is going to work?
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It appears as though I should not need a voltage regulator. However 12 volts at 3 amps. If I remember my rudimentary electronics watts=amps x volts. So 12v x 3 amps= 36 watts. 36 watt lights don't sound like they will kick out a lot of lumens.The_Technician wrote:tentacles wrote:Just to let you guys know, I picked up that coil and flywheel, I'll try and let you know what I come up with using it. I wonder, will I need a voltage regulator, something like on a snowmobile?
No, it's a single stator, so it'll produce 12 volts at 3 amps.
If It makes any difference my engine is a genuine honda gx160. I am not sure of the exact model (e.g. q,v... whatever else they all are). As I can see from the other forum the guy did not come back to update of how it went down, so if anyone has run this sort of setup before it would be much appreciated if you could kick me some info. Also I am looking for how much power will be lost to powering this thing. The engine is only 5.5 hp, if I lost a ton due to inefficiency or the like I will probably just abandon the plan. Thanks in advance for any help.
