Hi.
I'm trying to work out how to use a car as a power station, i got an old diesel rust bucket that is not road legal anymore but still runs, my plan is to add 5extra batteries and turn the engine on only to recharge the batteries, now, i know i need an isolator to keep the car battery separated from the other 5 my questions are!:
- Can i charge all the batteries without any modification to the alternator?
- Can i distribute the power from the array into the farm?, i know it will be 12volts but the current will be great and the only reason i wanna do this is coz it will be easyer to then use and inverter to a specific device in the farm "fridge, tv, etc"
- Most important, i wanna make an auto on and off switch to start the car when the batteries are down and full.
Before all the questions in why!?!?, my friend has a lovely farm house every time i got there is something that needs fixing but the main problem they keep on having is power, i though in turning a useless car into a power generator but a 240volt alternator will cost me alot and the car will have to be running 24/7, batteries seem like a good way to store and distribute the power.
Thanks.
I'm trying to work out how to use a car as a power station, i got an old diesel rust bucket that is not road legal anymore but still runs, my plan is to add 5extra batteries and turn the engine on only to recharge the batteries, now, i know i need an isolator to keep the car battery separated from the other 5 my questions are!:
- Can i charge all the batteries without any modification to the alternator?
- Can i distribute the power from the array into the farm?, i know it will be 12volts but the current will be great and the only reason i wanna do this is coz it will be easyer to then use and inverter to a specific device in the farm "fridge, tv, etc"
- Most important, i wanna make an auto on and off switch to start the car when the batteries are down and full.
Before all the questions in why!?!?, my friend has a lovely farm house every time i got there is something that needs fixing but the main problem they keep on having is power, i though in turning a useless car into a power generator but a 240volt alternator will cost me alot and the car will have to be running 24/7, batteries seem like a good way to store and distribute the power.
Thanks.