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<blockquote data-quote="Nigel Spaxman" data-source="post: 109037" data-attributes="member: 2907"><p>Don't assume that because the alternator you use takes very little torque to turn it that it will not overload the center rollers of your chain. It is the inertia of the alternator that causes problems with overloading the chain. That is why the McDougalator has a slip clutch system. That is why some of the belt driven alternators work well (as long as the belt is a little loose) Many modern bikes with gear driven alternators have a slip clutch built into the alternator drive. Even the old Lucas Magdyno has this system. It is the sudden speeding up and slowing down that causes problems. Some of the motors looked at here look as though they might have pretty low inertia so they might manage without a slip clutch.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nigel Spaxman, post: 109037, member: 2907"] Don't assume that because the alternator you use takes very little torque to turn it that it will not overload the center rollers of your chain. It is the inertia of the alternator that causes problems with overloading the chain. That is why the McDougalator has a slip clutch system. That is why some of the belt driven alternators work well (as long as the belt is a little loose) Many modern bikes with gear driven alternators have a slip clutch built into the alternator drive. Even the old Lucas Magdyno has this system. It is the sudden speeding up and slowing down that causes problems. Some of the motors looked at here look as though they might have pretty low inertia so they might manage without a slip clutch. [/QUOTE]
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