crazyman
New Member
All of these engines, no matter who makes it, have a rotating magnet on the flywheel that makes voltage in the coil for the ignition.
An ignition coil wouldn't work for my idea due to the high voltage level. However, any small piece of steel with wire wrapped around it will make AC voltage when it's mounted next to the magnet, somewhere on the shroud or on the block. Turn ratio and wire diameter would take some experimenting to get the volts & amps to where they are needed.
On mower engines, unregulated, they make between 15-22 volts. Just add a simple lawnmower voltage regulator, and you have 12 volts that will power lights.
An ignition coil wouldn't work for my idea due to the high voltage level. However, any small piece of steel with wire wrapped around it will make AC voltage when it's mounted next to the magnet, somewhere on the shroud or on the block. Turn ratio and wire diameter would take some experimenting to get the volts & amps to where they are needed.
On mower engines, unregulated, they make between 15-22 volts. Just add a simple lawnmower voltage regulator, and you have 12 volts that will power lights.