Timeline for Regulating the output of a vintage motorcycle dynamo
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| Nov 5, 2021 at 22:02 | answer | added | David Maher | timeline score: 1 | |
| Nov 5, 2021 at 12:39 | history | edited | Math Keeps Me Busy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 5, 2021 at 10:09 | comment | added | David Maher | I have tried this and using some 300F capacitors I was able to run the Leds for over 5 mins on a single charge of the cap from a bench power supply. I can't try the second option until I get a buck converter, since the output of the dynamo exceeds the rated voltage of the cap. | |
| Nov 5, 2021 at 6:25 | answer | added | hacktastical | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 5, 2021 at 4:40 | comment | added | jonk | First thing to do is to go set up a testbench with your "ultra capacitors" (whatever you want to try, first) and see how long, once charged (easy to do), they will run the LED lights. You seem to imagine they will last "for a while when the bike is stopped." I think you should test this and get it out of the way. (I think it's not a slam-dunk.) There are other important and yet quite simple tests to do in order to "clear the deck." One of them is also to test your dynamo with capacitor loads, under operation with the bike at various RPMs and measure the output with a voltmeter for example. | |
| S Nov 5, 2021 at 4:33 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Nov 5, 2021 at 4:33 | history | asked | David Maher | CC BY-SA 4.0 |