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Hi fernockulated, that is not as far fetched as you me think. For many years old railway passenger carriages, when they had nothing more than basic lighting, had there lighting powered by a generator driven by a leather belt running around one of the carriages axles. So why not try it on a trailer, the technology is there? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
regards 8)
seen a heap of em over the years.Quote:
Originally posted by fernockulated
:? 8O dont ask me how they did it ,but was told of someone setting up a trailer with a rear diff housing with the centre still in it, hooked up via pulleys to an alternator in the trailer charging a second battery! 8O
some even have a tailshaft that bolts directly to the drive flange and a housing over the alternator so it doesnt get full of crap.
one old guy i knew even had a dog clutch setup on his so he could have it spinning or not.
On the subject of solar panels, can any one using them as a power supply for charging a backup battery post some details on how you have them mounted, how they are wired up and when do you use them, or if you prefer, send me a PM.
I’m interested in getting some feed back as I am about to start testing some new equipment and I would like to do it in as close a manor as it would be in the real world.
Regards
Hi LandyAndy, I've just posted this to bring this to the top of the subject list and save you looking for it.
Regards. 8)