I got a homemade scooter that's electric start. I need to keep the 12v battery charged and run lights. Any way to do that with this generator ?
254896
yes, mount it so the tire turns it and run the wires to the battery, whenever you run the scooter the unit will charge it up.
254897
This generator is actually an alternator--produces AC electricity. I am not sure whether it would work as a charging system without additional circuitry.
254898
You may have to overcome a problem. These units put out AC, alternating current, meaning there is no 'plus' and 'minus'. To "rectify" the situation, you need a 'bridge rectifier', available at Radio Shack or Fry's online or in store. I hope someone can add to this answer.
254899
Yes if set up correctly as I did to change AC to DC. One thing to bear in mind, the scooter speed may be too fast and crater the generator, as it is only rated for bicycle speeds and is why my motorized trike is geared to not exceed 20mph and I seldom get over 15mph.
579714
We have not, But I can tell you this. If you leave any battery in a cold garage, it will not work, My wife has three scooters. And we always bring them in the house after we use them. And charge them. We love our Luggie, Best scooter of the three. Hope you have better luck, They do have a docking station for the battery, You can leave in your house, Just remove the Battery from the scooter when you come home.
1400893
You will have to run a supply line from your battery to the harness controler. The controller then sends power to the ballest/s. the system is 35 watts and 12 volt DC. You must have a 10 or 12 point stator to keep your battery up to 12 volts as you ride. I hope this helps.
149307
You need to have a battery and electrical system for the boat. If you just have a 12volt battery, it will work until the battery discharges. You will need some kind of recharging system (boat motor, outlet near dock, solar panel).
486649
You must use a generator to have a continuous power for continuous lighting
1508542
Been there done that, the electric start didn't wirk. So I kick started it , I went 0-35 out of my garage into rear end of truck...there is no idle or shift so don't do what I did, u could end up dead. The company I bought from finally agreed to reimburse me, but not shipping.Amazon will get $ back to my account and giving me provincial credit for my shipping costs..this is an ongoing problem with this scooter and the Co. That sell it know it. Sorry I'm not buying another one
1937505
Motors are either DC or AC. This turbine uses a DC motor and has DC output. We recommend starting by charging a 12 volt lead acid battery like a car battery. The nice thing about these turbines is one turbine will not damage the battery, it will just keep it toped off. If more than one turbine is used then you should use a charge controller to prevent over charging the battery. Just connect the red wire to the positive battery terminal and the green wire to the negative terminal. The turbine will start up in about 8 mph winds and start charging a 12 volt battery in 10 mph winds.
1853663
No it is not electric start, it has a pull cord that is pretty easy to use, and the generator only needs two to three pulls to get it running.
546881
There should be a negative and positive terminal where you can put a wire in and clamp it as seen in the picture near the bottom corner the two terminals. You'll need to take a 9V battery and get one of those connectors where it connects to both of the battery's leads and turns them into a red and black wire. Put those wires into the terminals respectively and it should be powered
517726
The battery is charged while the generator is running. It can be kept charged with a battery maintainer like a Battery Tender.
940309
Yes, mine is hooked up that way. Additional info.: The generator does not keep the battery charged. Need to disconnect it while not in use or it will discharge due to the monitoring function staying awake.
1784002
yes that will work if you know for sure if your scooter is running dc if it is electric it wort good look
643951
No, you need a 12v. external power source. I have a trolling motor and I connect to it. I guess you could use a smaller 12v. battery maybe a motorcycle or lawnmower battery. I'm not sure of the current draw to know how small a battery you could use.
403646
This is a small battery for a camera in the woods i think a scooter would need a much more robust battery get the info off your battery then google it try some big battery site like battriesplus.com as well as amazon
1633775
If you are using it in a Generac Generator there is a small port in the front of the generator to plug in the charger that came with the generator. You can also do as Dennis replied and use a Battery Tender Junior. I usually top mine off once a month with the Tender Junior.
2172215
Nothing. You should be able to hook that stuff up directly to the power outlets of the generator.
286376
if it uses a battery to start and has other things like headlights< will the engine have a generator or alternator to keep the battery charged?