12 v dynamo
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12 v dynamo
Wonder if anyone has experience of using a dynamo for 12v battery charging please.
I had thought of an alternator but as I want to double its use from Lister d ,- 750 rpm to a large model steam engine to use on the road it will have to charge at even less than 750rpm
I m sure I have pulleys near enough to do it.I have no idea though exactly what to look for ,never got to grips with electrics!
If I buy a dud is there someone reliable who might be able to put it right at a reasonable price.Thank you very much
Jonathon
I had thought of an alternator but as I want to double its use from Lister d ,- 750 rpm to a large model steam engine to use on the road it will have to charge at even less than 750rpm
I m sure I have pulleys near enough to do it.I have no idea though exactly what to look for ,never got to grips with electrics!
If I buy a dud is there someone reliable who might be able to put it right at a reasonable price.Thank you very much
Jonathon
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Umm!
Automotive as its only for battery charging
Automotive as its only for battery charging
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Car alternators generally start charging at a lower speed than dynamos.
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Well I got that backwards!
Thanks nick
Thanks nick
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Toofaruphill wrote:Umm!
Automotive as its only for battery charging
Probably the most common "vintage" dynamos would be the Lucas C39/C40 range and they have to be driven at 1100 -1500 rpm to achieve what known as "cut in" speed (starts to charge) and faster 3000+rpm to get useful current out of them so you will need to calculate pulley sizes around those speeds.
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Thanks Stuart.. I think I need something a bit slower then
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Toofaruphill wrote:Thanks Stuart.. I think I need something a bit slower then
Handy pulley calculator - https://www.blocklayer.com/pulley-belt.aspx
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Thats very usefull Stuart.
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I would expect that if you run the dynamo / alternator using a belt round the flywheel you'd get plenty of speed. I've seen it done many times.
You'll need a control box if you have a dynamo. Talk the Morris Miinor or BMC boys at the next rally.
Dynamos tend to have slightly larger pulleys than alt's so will run slower.
Alternators can run faster than dynamos because they have proper ball/roller bearings, rather than plain bearings.
You'll need a control box if you have a dynamo. Talk the Morris Miinor or BMC boys at the next rally.
Dynamos tend to have slightly larger pulleys than alt's so will run slower.
Alternators can run faster than dynamos because they have proper ball/roller bearings, rather than plain bearings.
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I always thought alternators ran faster because they had to!
Good place to learn here!
Pulleys are no problem and the Lister d at 750 rpm should be ok but the steam engine is,I think,max 500 , and only a 12 onch flywheel. Not any space to fit anything else bigger.
Thats why I need the one which works at lowest rpm.
Good place to learn here!
Pulleys are no problem and the Lister d at 750 rpm should be ok but the steam engine is,I think,max 500 , and only a 12 onch flywheel. Not any space to fit anything else bigger.
Thats why I need the one which works at lowest rpm.
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Try this. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.co.uk/&httpsredir=1&article=1212&context=eesp
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Very interesting i was thinking of using a MK 25 Villiers for charging 12 volt batteries and am not into electrics am i right in thinking that it is easier to use a alternator which i have somewhere in my workshop.
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chiefy wrote:Very interesting i was thinking of using a MK 25 Villiers for charging 12 volt batteries and am not into electrics am i right in thinking that it is easier to use a alternator which i have somewhere in my workshop.
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A dynamo needs an external charging regulator etc. whereas an alternator will usually have "everything in one box" where so less wiring involved.
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I have a lucas dynamo with the regulator running of a lister D, belt round the flywheel and onto the dynamo pulley works fine, a dynamo looks more authentic if your bothered about that, just make sure you get one that spins in the rotation you want for your set up to save you twisting the belt,
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Yes i do agree that a dynamo looks more in keeping with our old engines,i do have a alternator in my workshop i have just dug it out,is the regulator inbuilt into the alternator?.
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chiefy wrote:Yes i do agree that a dynamo looks more in keeping with our old engines,i do have a alternator in my workshop i have just dug it out,is the regulator inbuilt into the alternator?.
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It's normally a module on the end casing, if you post a pic it may help.
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Ok Stuart first off i don't do pictures i do not have a camera and even if i did i doubt i would be able to get them on the forum,thanks for the info i will have a look at the alternator and see if there is owt on the end as you described it.
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Chiefy.
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chiefy wrote:Ok Stuart first off i don't do pictures i do not have a camera and even if i did i doubt i would be able to get them on the forum,thanks for the info i will have a look at the alternator and see if there is owt on the end as you described it.
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There's another thread running on using an alternator which may be of interest? - Link
I never really considered anyone not owning a camera, especially in these days of mobile phones with at least one camera built into them, I got my first camera in the mid 60's (a Kodak Brownie) and have been looking at the world through a viewfinder ever since
This is a rear view of a typical Lucas alternator, you can see the regulator module embedded in the casing
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