Just hook up a lighter plug and a solar panel in the window and be done with it. That's what I did and it worked for 2 1/2 years.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 14, 2014, at 9:50 AM, Dave_A <dave.a.krnet at gmail.com> wrote: > > 1) Those little gennies are usually 2-stroke and run on oilgas mix. > > 2) There's no way to properly seal it off so that no carbon monoxide/exhaust > leaks back into the cabin... IF there is an opening for the pull cord their > is an opening for the exhaust.... > > >> On 3/14/2014 3:10 AM, James Dunn wrote: >> What do you think? >> >> For the KR, it seems that removing the alternator and related pulley from my >> VW Type 4 has the potential of decreasing the side loading on the engine, >> and decreasing parasitic loads on the engine so that more power goes to the >> propeller. >> >> A small rip-cord 500 watt generator will run up to 8 hours on a half gallon >> of fuel. But with the normal loads, the motorcycle battery will support >> electrical loads a couple of hours at a time. So starting and stopping the >> small generator would provide recharging on an as-needed basis. A simple >> voltage alarm can be used to advise pilot of need to recharge the avionics >> batteries. >> >> During day VFR, most likely the alarm would never be triggered; i.e. battery >> trickle charger keeping battery topped off in the hanger. >> >> Gas from the main tank would be used to run the generator. Exhausting would >> be no different than the main engine. >> >> Looking at the space available, the generator I'm looking at will fit in the >> same space that the retract gear would fit in; I have fixed gear. And leave >> a lot of extra room. The space with a bit of fiberglass can be made >> completely separate from main cabin; with an open to air flow gap between >> the cabin and generator where the pull cord and controls run through, in >> case there is a head gasket leak (carbon monoxide). Same issue with main >> engine and one reason for firewall. >> >> The 110V outlet feeding a battery charger provides about 30 amps of >> charging, capacity. But for a motorcycle battery it will only take a >> maximum of about 10 amps, plus about 5 amps for efis and ems system >> batteries. So there is still a surplus of power available for other loads. >> >> Because the generator without shrouding (substituting small NACA vent and >> aluminum baffling), is very small, it can be put anywhere that is CG >> beneficial. >> >> A pulley system bringing the pull cord under the center between pilot and >> passenger allows for a bi-cep pull so the leverage is favorable without >> having to do any unusual positioning. A 500 watt generator is very easy to >> start. >> >> I'm looking at the Honda generator because it runs with virtually no >> vibration. >> >> >> What are things I'm not thinking of? >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> James Dunn >> _______________________________________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. >> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change >> options > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
