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cirvin
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Posted - Aug 27 2003 :  4:46:20 PM  Show Profile  Send cirvin an AOL message  Reply with Quote
Me and my frend steve are building a go kart. the frame is made of 2x6 es and it has a 12.5 briggs &stratton engine. i have the electric start system working but i need to know how i should hook up the alternator. there are 2 wires coming from the stators. one is black and one is re. the black has ac while the red is rectified. the block is the negative. can i just connect the red directly to the batt to charge it and use the black to run accesories?

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Aaron Cake
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Posted - Aug 28 2003 :  09:26:22 AM  Show Profile  Visit Aaron Cake's Homepage  Send Aaron Cake an ICQ Message  Send Aaron Cake a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
It's probably a generator, not an alternator. Regardless, they normally have a built in regulator, so you should be able to connect the DC directly to the battery...

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cirvin
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Posted - Aug 28 2003 :  9:38:14 PM  Show Profile  Send cirvin an AOL message  Reply with Quote
wouldn't the black be unrectified for accesories or somethin?


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Aaron Cake
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Posted - Aug 29 2003 :  4:20:16 PM  Show Profile  Visit Aaron Cake's Homepage  Send Aaron Cake an ICQ Message  Send Aaron Cake a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
I'm nut sure why there is an unrectified output.

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Alien
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Canada
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Posted - Aug 29 2003 :  8:20:08 PM  Show Profile  Click to see Alien's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Wow that sound like a really nice go-kart.. Do you have some pics??

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cirvin
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Posted - Aug 29 2003 :  11:33:54 PM  Show Profile  Send cirvin an AOL message  Reply with Quote
ill get them when school starts so i can use their scanners. anyway sure, itall be finished hopefully next week

it is made of wood and we are tryin to go 50s style with the wings and all the curves, but how should we curve the hood?

Edited by - cirvin on Aug 29 2003 11:50:55 PM
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Aaron Cake
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Posted - Sep 02 2003 :  10:54:46 AM  Show Profile  Visit Aaron Cake's Homepage  Send Aaron Cake an ICQ Message  Send Aaron Cake a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
Use steam to soften it up, then bend it over a form (barrel, etc.).

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cirvin
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Posted - Sep 03 2003 :  11:04:47 AM  Show Profile  Send cirvin an AOL message  Reply with Quote
how do i make that much steam, and how does it keep the shape? anything else?

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Aaron Cake
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Posted - Sep 04 2003 :  09:40:43 AM  Show Profile  Visit Aaron Cake's Homepage  Send Aaron Cake an ICQ Message  Send Aaron Cake a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
Boil a big pot of water. Seriously, grab a barrel or something, and use a large propane torch to head up the bottom....Or use a steam room...A local furnature (sp?) maker may have other suggestions or the necessary equipment.

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cirvin
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Posted - Sep 04 2003 :  7:35:02 PM  Show Profile  Send cirvin an AOL message  Reply with Quote
i will probably just use a frame and mold fibreglass over that

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ecm
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Posted - Sep 08 2003 :  9:24:15 PM  Show Profile  Visit ecm's Homepage  Reply with Quote
the ac is for lights here is a circuit found on the net


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cirvin
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Posted - Sep 08 2003 :  10:03:27 PM  Show Profile  Send cirvin an AOL message  Reply with Quote
thanx for clearing that up. now we can stop using my slow external charger

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Nerf Smurf
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Posted - Sep 15 2003 :  3:55:17 PM  Show Profile  Visit Nerf Smurf's Homepage  Send Nerf Smurf a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
So Cirvin, You are going to make a gas powered Power Wheel. What kind of car design are you looking forward to. And will it be a convertable or solid top.

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cirvin
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Posted - Sep 15 2003 :  4:32:06 PM  Show Profile  Send cirvin an AOL message  Reply with Quote
goin 40's-50s' style with the curves and the wings. the engine is big because it is cooler with more power

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Posted - Sep 28 2003 :  3:53:25 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi when this kart is complete plese can you send a pic or pics to me at

darrenjlobb@netscape.net

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cirvin
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Posted - Sep 29 2003 :  8:10:45 PM  Show Profile  Send cirvin an AOL message  Reply with Quote
ill just post tyhm here for all too see. the thing is nether of us have a digital camera and we are too lazy to tak pics. plus we wont fin till nxt summer. sory, th thing is we need to weld the steering system and th school probably cant set up thier welders till latr. sory. wel also need belts, and other thiongs. ill work on th lights an accesoris till then

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