mauian

Is there or has anyone tried to hook up some kind of alternator on there gas motors. Like the one used on bicycles to power the lights. The idea is to recharge or keep our receiver packs going. Maybe attaching it near the collet on a gear. Just a thought and maybe someone has done it. Anyone got ideas ?

GRANT ED

You have to ask yourself why bother. It would add a lot of complexity and weight. It would also rob the engine of power. The voltage out of it would also need to be regulated which adds another potential fail point.

Its much, much easier to just charge your reciever batts before using your boat.

Ron Olson

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I don't know why either. I'd guess that the charging system would cost more than a good battery pack and charger. With today's battery packs they can last a long time.
Sullivan Products does have their Genesys charger although I don't know how well that it would adapt to a gas engine.

mauian

I know it's crazy and yes it is easier to just charge them packs. But would be cool if it was done. I was just been curious to see if it had been done...lol. Just another idea I guess, hell if it can be done we could run lights and run at night, just for the hell of it.....lol.

MrMikeG

Just run LED's near the coils, they will light up just from the RF noise

firelite_marine

??? how does this work? it intreagues me.

jdoug

If you run any wire through a magnetic field (in this case from the coil) current is induced and will flow in the wire (in this case LED leads). Apparently, there is enough of a magnetic field to produce enough current into the leads of an LED to light it. I've never tried it, but it sounds interesting. If this truly does work, you could put an LED near the coil simply to tell you that the coil is good. If you have engines problems down the road, while cranking it over you could look at the LED. If it lights, your coil is still good.

mauian

Ahhh this is good, now we getting somewhere. We just need someone to do it...lol.

jdoug

Not it...