thanks for the posts. I guess the altr. will work with a battery to get it started, but the whole idea is to have it generate on its own.
re:"You need at least a 15:1 speed increase in your belt drive and that might be easier to do by cannabalizing the double reduction belt drive in an older...
I have an alternator, output 14v 165 amps at 7000 rpm, which I attach to a vertical axis wind turbine shaft with speeds of 200 to 250 rpms. I installed the new alternator in and I did not get a reading even thougg gust winds of 60 mph were present, no voltage no amperage....
This altr. is...
