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Old 03-17-2009, 12:16 AM
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Default Re: Friction driven alternator experiment?

Here is the only problem I would have my bike is 24volts the alternator is 14max. I doubt that it would do much good.

It takes several hours to charge the batteries from the bike so I'm not sure the alternator would do much even if it was 24volts. But if you have one, I would give it a try.

On a car the battery is only used for a few seconds then the alternator charges it as long as you drive the car. Still Give it a try I would if I had one laying around.
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