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My experience was similar to Randall's, possibly because one of us copies
everything the other does.
I had an electric fan and halogen H4s with the original dynamo (22 amp in
my case) but never had to run both at the same time. I did put an accurate
ammeter on both (and everything else) just to know what they draw.
Eventually I replaced the halogens with LEDs and the electric fan with a
tropical so, though it worked, it is no longer a concern.
Geo
On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 6:12 PM, Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:
> > Anyone out there running an electric fan on a generator (TR3)?
>
> I am. Original 19 amp too, not the later 22 amp. Works OK as long as the
> headlights aren't on. With the 55 watt halogen
> headlights on, I still got by more or less, but only because the fan only
> runs when it is needed. With both going, the generator
> will just barely keep up at higher rpm without any spare capacity to
> recharge the battery, so it only charges during the times when
> the fan is off. And of course at low rpm, the original generator doesn't
> do a whole lot, so the ammeter swings well to discharge
> when stopped with the fan running. After an hour in LA rush hour traffic,
> the battery would still have enough to start the next
> morning, but not a whole lot more than that.
>
> Have I mentioned that I recently converted to LED headlights? <G> They
> only draw 22 watts or so on low beam, so the margin is much
> higher.
>
> -- Randall
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>My experience was similar to Randall's, possibly =
because one of us copies everything the other does.</div><div><br></div><di=
v>I had an electric fan and halogen H4s with the original dynamo (22 amp in=
my case) but never had to run both at the same time.=C2=A0 I did put an ac=
curate ammeter on both (and everything else) just to know what they draw.</=
div><div><br></div><div>Eventually I replaced the halogens with LEDs and th=
e electric fan with a tropical so, though it worked, it is no longer a conc=
ern.</div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br=
><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 6:12 PM, Randall <span =
dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com"; target=3D"_blank">TR=
3driver@ca.rr.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><=
span>> Anyone out there running an electric fan on a generator (TR3)?<br=
>
<br>
</span>I am.=C2=A0 Original 19 amp too, not the later 22 amp.=C2=A0 Works O=
K as long as the headlights aren't on.=C2=A0 With the 55 watt halogen<b=
r>
headlights on, I still got by more or less, but only because the fan only r=
uns when it is needed.=C2=A0 With both going, the generator<br>
will just barely keep up at higher rpm without any spare capacity to rechar=
ge the battery, so it only charges during the times when<br>
the fan is off.=C2=A0 And of course at low rpm, the original generator does=
n't do a whole lot, so the ammeter swings well to discharge<br>
when stopped with the fan running.=C2=A0 After an hour in LA rush hour traf=
fic, the battery would still have enough to start the next<br>
morning, but not a whole lot more than that.<br>
<br>
Have I mentioned that I recently converted to LED headlights? <G>=C2=
=A0 They only draw 22 watts or so on low beam, so the margin is much<br>
higher.<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
-- Randall<br>
</font></span><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br>
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