I am a mechanic and have thought about building this so what's your thoughts.
Using a 18" x 6' x 3/4" Piece of wood mount a furnace blower motor on one end driving by belt a 100 amp single wire alternator and connecting the alternator to a 1000cca gel cell battery and running the power from battery through a noise filter and into my Texas Star DX500V so it could be used as a base.
I have all the parts just wondering if I'm wasting my time due to alternator whine? The power from the unit to the battery will run on 6 gauge cable and would be about 8 foot to amp as it would be in my garage which is on the other side of the wall from my radio desk. Seeing how I have all the parts it would be a lot cheaper than buying a high amp power supply. The alternator and battery would be grounded to a 6' copper ground rod about 4 foot from where they are mounted. Thanks for the thoughts/help.
Using a 18" x 6' x 3/4" Piece of wood mount a furnace blower motor on one end driving by belt a 100 amp single wire alternator and connecting the alternator to a 1000cca gel cell battery and running the power from battery through a noise filter and into my Texas Star DX500V so it could be used as a base.
I have all the parts just wondering if I'm wasting my time due to alternator whine? The power from the unit to the battery will run on 6 gauge cable and would be about 8 foot to amp as it would be in my garage which is on the other side of the wall from my radio desk. Seeing how I have all the parts it would be a lot cheaper than buying a high amp power supply. The alternator and battery would be grounded to a 6' copper ground rod about 4 foot from where they are mounted. Thanks for the thoughts/help.