Frankenstein
Deceased - Frankenstein 1991 - 2018
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Here's some feedback, the minigen generates 3 watts, which is less than a half of 1 percent of 1 horsepower, aka less than .5%. It certainly doesn't convert drag into electricity at 100% conversion, but even if it was running at 25% mechanical/eletrical efficiency you'd be loosing an amount of hp that only a dynamo could practically detect.I installed a 12v mini-gen and noticed a decrease in engine power, even without hooking up a voltage regulator or battery and lights. It seems that the drag on the magnet is noticeable with no load. I am building a variable regulator/rectifier to charge 8.4v Li-ion battery pack that will run my head, tail, turn and brake lights. I'm also going to add an expansion chamber and speed carb with a billet aluminum intake manifold hoping to get a little more power out of the engine to make up for the extra resistance the mini-gen has created.
Has anyone else noticed this loss in power after installing the mini-gen?
Feed back and suggestions greatly appreciated.
If it's really running lower than 25% conversion I would say ask for your money back for them selling you a hunk of useless s**t.
I use a system of leds which is plenty efficient and a good old fashion sla deep cycle. I was going to do li-ion but cold weather tends to shut down the circuitry as protection to the chemistry, which doesn't behave well in frigid temps.