What is the max revs for an alternator, Just toying with ideas here, my little project looks like I will have to mount the alternator somewhere a little different, If I fit it on the passenger side, I wont be able to run a decent exhaust, mount it on the drivers side there is little or no room due to both rad pipe being on that side of the block, mount it high on either side, its either mounted above the carbs!! or above the exhaust manifold, undesirable and FUGLY, I know I have options like prop drive it,its been done lots, but has one major downside, if you get stuck in traffic, you are not charging, or throw a belt, its a major job to fix, certainly not a pair of nylons fix,
Now my thoughts have gone to mounting it at the back of the engine, bolted down solidly with some sort of coupling on its nose, at the front where the alternator would fit, a pulley mounted on plumber blocks to take the drive from the belt, on the back of that a similar coupling which will enable me to run a drive shaft to the alternator, here lays my problem, my alternator pulley ratio seems to say, with my engine speed somewhere near 8.5k the alternator will be running at 26,000rpm + !!!!! That seems a wee bit excessive considering most alternators seems to be at max charge at 5k, And I'm not sure of the idea of running a pair of couplings and associated shafting @ 26k
One thought that just came to mind is mount it facing forward of some sort of oddball bracketry, probably oddball looks too, Just checked google for that thought!!
www.google.co.uk/search?q=front+mounted+alternator&rlz=1C1CHWA_enGB626GB651&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwion7S92cvNAhXJaRQKHZsUBxgQsAQIGw#tbm=isch&q=reverse+mounted+alternator
Now my thoughts have gone to mounting it at the back of the engine, bolted down solidly with some sort of coupling on its nose, at the front where the alternator would fit, a pulley mounted on plumber blocks to take the drive from the belt, on the back of that a similar coupling which will enable me to run a drive shaft to the alternator, here lays my problem, my alternator pulley ratio seems to say, with my engine speed somewhere near 8.5k the alternator will be running at 26,000rpm + !!!!! That seems a wee bit excessive considering most alternators seems to be at max charge at 5k, And I'm not sure of the idea of running a pair of couplings and associated shafting @ 26k
One thought that just came to mind is mount it facing forward of some sort of oddball bracketry, probably oddball looks too, Just checked google for that thought!!
www.google.co.uk/search?q=front+mounted+alternator&rlz=1C1CHWA_enGB626GB651&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwion7S92cvNAhXJaRQKHZsUBxgQsAQIGw#tbm=isch&q=reverse+mounted+alternator
