Overkill alternator

[Sir Nibble]

We have just e-bay'ed an alternator originally taken from an Arun class lifeboat. I didn't mention it on here because never in my wildest dreams did I imagine any of us would have the spare power to drive it. Now it's sold and going to Daventry apparently to be fitted to a "riverboat". This is a 24V unit with a 300A output! Some riverboat.

[khaffra]

We have just e-bay'ed an alternator originally taken from an Arun class lifeboat. I didn't mention it on here because never in my wildest dreams did I imagine any of us would have the spare power to drive it. Now it's sold and going to Daventry apparently to be fitted to a "riverboat". This is a 24V unit with a 300A output! Some riverboat.

 

A guy my dad is doing some work for at the moment has a very large 24V alternator fitted to his boat but he drives it from a small secondary beta engine, he can electrically vary the load the alternator puts on the engine so the revs build up before he puts full load on the alternator.

He is at Crick near Daventry so maybe its catching.

[Sir Nibble]

This is going to Braunston.

[Chris M]

Is that the one in Gosport?

I was bidding on that. I live in Daventry too how odd.

I want a huge alternator for my narrowboat to generator 6Kw.

Don't suppose you've got anything else along those lines???

[DHutch]

As ive mentioned before, there was a guy at tarleton that had fitted an old stationary engine to his widebeam, compleate with its huge 3-phase alternator, and a little belt take-off to power the prop...!

 

I think that was about 5KVA!!

 

 

Daniel

[Sir Nibble]

Is that the one in Gosport?

Yes!

Don't suppose you've got anything else along those lines???

See what I can source, does it have to be 24V?

[Chris M]

See what I can source, does it have to be 24V?

 

24v is prefered.

48volt would be ok.

600amp 12 vollt cables are huge