[SEL] Belt power question

[Glenn A Karch]

Bill,

I can't answer your horse power question directly, but here's one from
experience.  Several years ago we rigged up a 12 volt alternator to be run
off the flywheel of an 1 1/2 HP IHC M engine.  We used an old V belt from
the flywheel to the alternator.  We rigged up an electric line with sockets
for 12 volt 100 watt bulbs.  It pulled one bulb fine, the second made a
noticable load and the third bulb about killed the engine.  Figure from
there.  The belt never slipped that we could tell.

Glenn Karch
Haubstadt, IN, USA
Hercules Historian

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Dickerson" <bill at antique-engines.com>
To: "'The SEL email discussion list'" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 6:19 PM
Subject: [SEL] Belt power question


>
> I'm wanting to create some displays to run with engines.
> Question - how much horsepower can be transmitted by a belt say the size
of
> an old fan belt from a car, or an A/C belt.
> I have a LOT of old belts I've collected over the years. I've used them
for
> small things like squirrel cage fans and such powered by my engines, but I
> was wondering, if I get more serious, how much HP can a "fan belt"
actually
> transmit?
> Heck, how much HP does a car fan take? Can't be much.... And an alternator
> cranking out 65 amps is drawing what, a bit over 1 hp?
>
> Bill
> Runnells, Iowa USA...........
>
>
>
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