On Sun, 3 Feb 2013 07:36:53 -0800, "Lew Hodgett"
wrote:


"Tim" wrote:

"Lew Hodgett" wrote:
Just curious, which L/N do you have?
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Lew, Wayne's is a modified LN 4900 320 a. 12v

http://storesense1.mysuperpageshosti...ail.bok?no=505

BTW, I always enjoy reading online stores propaganda..
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Looks like the update for the 4800/4805 which was the
great-great-great-grandson of the early 200A units I helped design.

My guess is this 4900 would lock up most of the sailboat auxiliaries
in service. G

Just not enough horses.

Takes a tad of torque to turn that puppy over.


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Enough to make a Detroit 6-71 grunt for a split second when you switch
on the big house bank. :-)

I think you could drive one with a 40 or 50 horse aux if you had some
sort of "soft start" regulator arrangement. The key is to have double
or triple drive belts which most small engines are not equipped for.
Another issue is the alternator mount and adjusting arm, both of which
need to be quite rugged.