PEWTRESS, NATHAN JAMES III City/State: St George / UT PCF Number: 195766 Arrest Date: 19:22:00 02/01/18 Agency: St George Police Department RELEASED FROM CUSTODY
then you need a little more rpm to get the alternator to charge above the battery voltage. About 13.5 volts. The average alternator is now between 1,300 to 2,100 rpm. I set up an old 35 amp alternator to run off a 1/3 hp 1,750 rpm washing machine motor at a 1:1 belt ratio. Using the stock regulator would stall the 1/3hp motor. I put a large adjustable resister on the field connection of the alternator.
BAD idea indeed, the alternator will require power to generate the magnetic field for the rotor, this power may run as high as 100 -- 160 watts depending on size of the unit, also the RPM needs to be quite high unless you place a RPM multiplier to produce the 2000+ RPM needed to attain the desired power.