Hey Veeky Forums, I'm trying to get rid of all the paracidic losses on my car, and I basically want to eliminate the belt. I've assessed everything it does, and I've been able to find an electric solution for the fans, power steering, a/c, and water pump. But I'm having a hard time finding an electric alternator. Every single time I searched for one, they all have a pulley. I've even asked a few parts stores, and they only had ones that are belt driven too.
What gives? Is there just no market for it? It seems like it would be popular.
Asher Lopez
Why
Elijah Cook
You can do an alt delete, and just run of batteries, but you'll only get like 30 miles out of one.
You can hook up more, but the extra weight would negate the benefits.
Daniel Fisher
BAITU DESS
Yo, brb, gotta get a new radiator for my stock 76 beetle.
Luis James
No, I don't want to only go 30 miles. Like on the power steering and the water pump, they are driven by an electric. Why can't I spin the alternator with a motor as well? I'd rather buy a product that does this then have to make my own though.
Easton Ward
It already is driven off the engine.
Michael Lee
Part of me really hopes OP is serious
Evan Russell
>Why can't I spin the alternator with a motor as well Well your car already has a spinning motor, and adding a seperate motor would just be a lot of extra weight and complexity. If only there was a lightweight way to transmit that torque to the alternator, hmm...
James Harris
This has got to be bait.
Ayden Lopez
Baracidic losses :-DDDD
Levi Turner
Everyone who has posted in this thread so far has been browsing this website less than a year
Bentley Nguyen
>paracidic
Connor Howard
explain to us what an alternator does
Christian Nguyen
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Nathaniel Martinez
>Why can't I spin the alternator with a motor as well? I'd rather buy a product that does this then have to make my own though. So you want to run a motor off of the battery, to drive the alternator to charge the battery. I don't think you've thought this through.
Andrew Martin
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Nathaniel Edwards
user I think you should just buy an electric car.
Oliver Howard
solar panels
Jonathan Jackson
No, he would complain there's too much parasitic power loss when the vehicle is in use.
Jeremiah Jenkins
If you want to rid yourself of all parasitic losses, the trick is to become a parasite. Just get other people to drive you everywhere.
Zachary Jackson
how are those parasitic?
Ethan Powell
Then he would have to get an electric electric car.
Ryder Smith
Look for underdrive pullies for your engine lad
Nathaniel Hill
*Paracidic
Nathan Gutierrez
Connect the alternator to the wheels.
Connect it to one of the back ones to help with that weight distribution.
Ayden Smith
>I'm trying to get rid of all the paracidic losses on my car, and I basically want to eliminate the belt. LOOOOOOOOOOL
Isaiah Sanders
OP's question is stupid but his Idea is correct. The real issue is the pulleys themselves. Get aftermarket lighter ones.
Austin Mitchell
in the 1% chance this isnt bait, an electric alternator would violate a fundamental rule of thermodynamics. they don't exist, and if you do find one, it won't work
Isaiah Moore
Go ahead and google thermodynamics Conservation of Energy and think about what you did.
Mason Flores
can reattach my wheels flipped exposing the opposite side? don't like curbed white walls
Jacob Miller
Because unless you create a perpetual motion machine it wont work
Brayden Ramirez
You can just keep the motor separate, and use the induction from its coils to simulate a running alternator. This is how electric cars do it.
James Hall
>Laws of physics
Doesn't mention those in The Bible, fedora nerd.
Isaiah Nelson
Thermodynamics are not your thing huh
Logan Cook
did this it made it wider too why does everyone not do this
