Fabricate mounting brackets for your alternator. This is the hardest part of this project.
You may be able to find brackets in a junkyard that will work with minor modifications. If brackets cannot be found you can make them yourself using 1/4-inch flat stock steel, about 1 inch wide. Mount the brackets using the original mounting holes in the engine block for the generator bracket. Make certain the pulleys align properly for the belt and that the bracket allows for adjustment of the drive belt. Install the alternator and new drive belt.
Apr 25, 2017 A dynamo, short for dynamoelectric machine, is another name for an electric generator. Dynamos use moving magnets inside a closed circuit to convert mechanical energy into an electric current. A simple example of a dynamo is a bicycle light that uses the friction produced by a rotor against the rotating bike tire to move magnets inside a coil of wire and light a bulb.
A magnetic coil is made using a conductor, generally an insulated, and winding it around a core to produce an inductor, or a magnet. Basically, a wire that has electricity running through it produces a magnetic field. However, using a single wire would only generate a very faint field.
Consisting of more than one turn, or a loop of wire, a magnetic coil focuses the magnetic field, with every coil of wire supplying a small amount of magnetic field. Adding up all those magnetic fields together creates a stronger vector field that properly functions as a magnet. A simple magnetic coil is very easy to make, provided you have the necessary items for it.Most of the items above can be easily found in your home, except for the magnet wire and the battery, which you can readily get from any hardware store.
For safety purposes, make sure that you have a proper location where you can build your magnetic coil, preferably in a workshop, garage, or basement. Step 1 - Select a Magnetic CoreFirst, you need to have magnet core. The iron nail, or any cylindrical piece of iron that you choose to use, will serve as the base from where the magnetic field will converge and eventually amplify. There are other kinds of coils that make use of air as its core by either wrapping the copper wire around a thin cylindrical paper, or winding the wire into a coil by itself, having no core at all in the middle.
However, this is not advisable to do if you really want your magnetic coil to function strongly. Step 2 - Wrap the CoreNext, after selecting your core, wrap a strand of magnet wire around it.
Remember that the more the coil is tightly spaced together, the better and stronger its magnetic force will be. Then set aside approximately 6 to 7 inches of wire dangling at the end of the core. Proceed to wrap all the way to the other side of the core. Step 3 - Adhere the Coil to the CoreUsing glue or tape, adhere the coil to the core. Leave another 6 to 7 inches of allowance, and trim the rest of the wire off from its roll. This means that you now have two extra strands of wire at the opposite ends of the core that you will need. Step 4 - Bare the WireNow, strip off the enamel coat from the two end wires by burning an inch of the enamel using a lighter or a match.
Let it cool off for a few seconds before wiping it off with a clean cloth. Make sure that both end wires are now bare and devoid of the enamel. You now have your very own magnetic coil. Step 5 - Use the Magnetic CoilTo use your coil, connect the coil to an electric power source. Using the lantern battery as a source, attach the two end wires beneath the coils protruding out of the battery. It is then ready for use, and you can test it by trying to pick up items like nails, paper clips, coins, and other small metal objects.