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On 4/29/2010 12:05 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
wrote in message ... On 4/29/2010 1:33 AM, nom=de=plume wrote: "Steve wrote in message ... wrote in message ... On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:13:54 -0400, wrote: Even a car with an alternator needs some little bit of battery power to get going. The alternator will not put out until you excite the field, something I found out when I built this http://gfretwell.com/electrical/redneck_power.jpg Hence the little Gel Cell. It turns out that almost all alternators have a little residual magnetism and if you just spin them fast enough they will start generating. If not you get double your money back. :-) But does it generate enough current to get the diesel spark needed to get it started? Steve ;-) Steve, I'm sorry, but I started this thread, so I'm sure someone else will take credit for it. ![]() We want you to get all the credit you're due. Idiot. Yup... you're a stalker. Really? I don't know who you are, where you are, or what you are. And I promise you that, If you leave here, you won't be followed. S F B |
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