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CAR ALTERNATOR GENERATOR PARTS INFORMATION

You can get many of these parts at these local stores:

Home Depot,  Lowes, AutoZone, Performance Bike

  1. Ascent Magnetic 3 Level Trainer

  2.  Two 24 Inch pieces of  Super-strut

  3.  Lawnmower V Belt 5/8 " Wide 78" Long # B75

  4.  Superstrut 90 Degree Angle Fitting (ZAB202 EG)

  5.  1 12 inch piece of Super-strut

  6.  5PK 3/8" Cone Nut  & a couple of 3/8 X 1.25 inch bolts

  7.  5PK 1/2" Spring Nut & a coule of 1/2 X 1.25 inch bolts

  8. 1/2" Threaded Rod with two nuts and slip washers (Home Depot / Lowes)

  9. 3/8" sholder bolt 3.5 inches Long

  10.  Alternator 63 Amp with built in 14.8 Volt DC regulator - Direct Current

  11.  Open House H218A 18" Custom Installation Enclosure "

  12. 2.0 Farad Digital Power Capacitor

  13. Terminal Strip 30Amp, 6 Gang (Center spacing of 0.562 inch, Accepts up to #10 AWG, 30 Amps per terminal)

  14. DIGITAL WATTS/VOLT METER GREAT Way to see how many Watts your are putting out!

  15. Cobra CPI 875 800-Watt 12-Volt DC to 120-Volt AC Power Inverter Cobra 800 Watt Inverter Max input voltage is 15Volts. This converts the power from the bicycle generator to 110Volt AC power (The same time as what comes out of your wall in your hours).

  16. Universal Dual Splitter, Y Adapter for Cigarette Lighter Socket (Replaceable 12 volt, 5 amp Fuse in plug) so you can plug in a cell phone charger or game  adapter for portable video games.

  17. Fully Insulated Male and Female Crimp Connector rated for 10-12 Gauge wire

  18. 6 of the yellow 3/8 inch crimp ring terminal  10 to 12 Gauge Wire.  And  10 of the  regular size yellow 10-12 Gauge Vinyl Ring Connectors

  19. 4 Watt  Night Light  - the kind you plug into your child's room at night.  This is needed to provide a small load to the generator so that the voltage will not creep up over the max operating limit  (15V) of the AC inverter which will cause it to go into alarm mode.

  20. About 10 Feet of size 12 AWG Red Wire and Black Wire

  21. 20 Amp Automotive Fuse  and a  15 Amp Ato Fuse

  22. Fuseholder 10 AWG

  23. Crimpers used for Crimp on connectors

  24. Wire cutter and stripper

  25. Drill and 1/2" 3/8" drill bits (You may need to get the 1/2" Drill bit with reduced 3/8" Shank to fit your drill)

OTHER ITEMS NEEDED:
Bastard file to remove burrs
1/2" Deep Socket

  Coby CX-TV1 5" Black-and-White TV with AM/FM Tuner

 

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