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From Gasoline to Electricity, Answering Your Questions, Part 2

• https://www.youtube.com, DavidPoz

This video is Part 2. If you want to see Part 1, go here:    • The AlternatorGen...   Video, Honda EU6500 Inverter Generator:    • Not what I expected.   I bought a 12V car alternator off of craigslist for $100. Next was a Predator gas engine from Harbor Freight. In this case, I purchased the 224cc MAX engine, which is 6.6hp. The 212cc 6.5hp engine would have also worked well for this build. The goal is to make a dedicated generator that can recharge my 48V battery bank. I'm using the EG4 LiFePO4 batteries, which is a little more than 30kWh. Sometimes, during the winter, the solar production doesn't keep up with my loads. That's when I need to supplement my solar with some generator run-time in order to recharge my battery bank. Yes, 48V generators exist on the market, but they are thousands of dollars. I built this generator for about $400.


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