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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: stuvy on February 21, 2008, 01:06:27

Title: Home made Generator
Post by: stuvy on February 21, 2008, 01:06:27: have a look it may come in useful to a few people, i stubbled across it and now we have a portable generator in parts waiting to be built!

http://theepicenter.com/tow02077.html
Title: Re: Home made Generator
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 21, 2008, 04:52:13: Cool, I have a couple of old mowers too :)
Title: Re: Home made Generator
Post by: scaff on February 21, 2008, 13:13:52: That's a bloody handy idea !! :clap:
Title: Re: Home made Generator
Post by: stuvy on February 21, 2008, 15:02:00: I just wish i had found this when we did drag racing saves running an alternator with soooo much weight!! :doh:
Title: Re: Home made Generator
Post by: Tommo on February 21, 2008, 21:49:13: Quote from: stuvy on February 21, 2008, 15:02:00
I just wish i had found this when we did drag racing saves running an alternator with soooo much weight!! :doh:

ahem not to mention relieving so much hp!
Title: Re: Home made Generator
Post by: Evilgoat on February 21, 2008, 22:21:42: Built one a long long time ago. Used it to run halogen floods from a suffolk engine.

BUT

Bear in mind a small 800W gennie can be had for <Â£50 though.

WHat I have done in the past though is a glow fuel engine and 25A Alternator. Litte charger/12 power source smaller than a shoe box.
Title: Re: Home made Generator
Post by: solihull-mick on February 23, 2008, 22:22:49: Why would you even bother? cant see the point
Title: Re: Home made Generator
Post by: stuvy on February 23, 2008, 23:41:20: when we used to drag race our bike we would take things off the that added weight and running with out an alternator can be the difference between one class and another,

so a cheap and effective way of charging or bumping it into life with such a low compression on the turbo bikes saves running up and down the pits looking like an idiot

and you can power your mobile workshop lights cheaper than the cost a 4 stroke genny
Title: Re: Home made Generator
Post by: Tommo on February 24, 2008, 23:25:56: well yeah im assuming you were running a mag so easy just to bump it, you can lose the starter motor as well then.