that all sounds good, at least to me. Alternators can't be very inefficient these days, as the OEMs are working pretty hard at weight and power drain. They do run at 2x or 3x crankspeed. And they are rugged and cheap.
what about balancing the charge across the batteries, can you just dump into them? You can't do that ( for long) with your regular charger they say. What would that hookup look like? Andrew wrote: > > > I do have a idea of how to assemble a smart setup. I'd install a small gas > engine to turn a high output alt with the regulator bypassed. To control > voltage, I'd use a microcontroller (basic stamp) to monitor the voltage > output of the "genset" and control the engine RPM with a small RC servo. > Depending on the code size. I could possibly setup the microcontroller to > monitor the onboard battery levels and engage/disengage the genset as > needed. (With an electric start engine. I've seen several on ebay.) > > I've got the bike, I've got a few alternators I could play with. I've even > got a test lawnmower engine I could develop the control module with. >
