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Great suggestion, and it's affordable!
All joking aside, I'll probably keep an eye out for some of this style of alternator to tinker with, but one of the more pedestrian variants. A 200 amp 12 volt unit would probably be a perfect compliment to the equipment I already have, but 24 or 48 volt would be ideal if and when I ever decide to drop coin on upgrading the electrical system in this camper (or more likely, the next one.)
I wonder if anyone reading this has any knowledge, first hand or otherwise, about what would be the quietest "cheap" engine to pair with such an alternator? Otherwise, what would be some effective measures one could take to attenuate the noise of a single cylinder, air cooled small gas (or diesel?) engine operating at moderate output in a campground setting? If there's one thing that's nice about the little Chi-com generator I carry, its that it's reasonably quiet. However, its output is only about 2000w, and I'm not confident in the output quality or longevity of the engine or electrics. The big Tripp-Lite inverter, on the other hand, should be damn near bulletproof (it weighs a good fraction of what the generator does.) I don't have it in front of me, but if memory serves, this is the inverter I've got.
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Granted, this is not a pure sine wave inverter. I've got a smaller 500 watt inverter that I could rig up to cover that need for sensitive loads. Considering this cost as much by itself and weighs nearly as much as the Chinese inverter generator, I'd be willing to bet the power produced is at least as good, though I should dig out my scope and try to figure out again how to run the damn thing and have a gander at the waveform to see.
Has anyone here used the Tripp-Lite industrial inverters and have any feedback on the quality of power produced?
BK
I bang the salvage yards, big trucks COMMONLY used 200-300 amp versions, and almost everything up to 48 volts is common cases.
For $20 core charge, it's only 'Junk' until someone finds a purpose for it.
That 'Junk' riding lawn mower...
Vertical shaft engine mount, frame.
Add a tongue to steer it, strip off the steering wheel support, seat, etc.
Get rid of the drive, transmission etc. And put some front wheel size tires under the back,
Mount alternators vertical, nose down, and add several, you can squeeze 3 or 4 on the average flat folded metal deck/frame, and your drives align with engine, now you need belts.
A self contained pull around generator that will make enough power to do what every you want.
You can even get froggy and make a hood for the generators.
Total cost, belts, wires, nuts & bolts, maybe another multi-groove pulley for the engine.
The 'Looks' depend entirely on what kind of a hood you make.
Mine has a rack for 30 gallon propane tank, I dislike gasoline going bad, cleaning tanks & carbs, so for $130 I converted to propane.
If you stumble onto a 110vac generator for cheap, just plug it into the frame, hook a belt to it.
Engine speed & pulley sizes determine the cycles per second (60 hZ USA standard).
Pulley size is usually 1:1 since most 110vac generators were direct shaft drive...