Hi all,
I took my Bugeye down the freeway this morning. I had the lights, windshield wipers, heater, and gps all going. After about an hour, I noticed the gps stating that external power was being lost ((cig.lighter) As I pulled off the freeway, I noticed the turn signals were no longer working either, and as I approached the stop sign, my car just died. I had to get a jump and let my car charge for 5 minutes, and went to my destination a few blocks away. I have a modified generator that was rewound to give more electricity, but I have never had everything on before. I have a few questions.
1) How do you check the output of a generator?
2) What should the minimum output of a generator be?
3) Is it normal to run down a battery from having everything on in a Bugeye?
Answers to any of these questions would be greatly appreciated.
Kevin
I took my Bugeye down the freeway this morning. I had the lights, windshield wipers, heater, and gps all going. After about an hour, I noticed the gps stating that external power was being lost ((cig.lighter) As I pulled off the freeway, I noticed the turn signals were no longer working either, and as I approached the stop sign, my car just died. I had to get a jump and let my car charge for 5 minutes, and went to my destination a few blocks away. I have a modified generator that was rewound to give more electricity, but I have never had everything on before. I have a few questions.
1) How do you check the output of a generator?
2) What should the minimum output of a generator be?
3) Is it normal to run down a battery from having everything on in a Bugeye?
Answers to any of these questions would be greatly appreciated.
Kevin