Honda Gennie Problem [RE-wrenches]

[Kurt Albershardt]

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--On Thursday, February 03, 2005 5:32 PM -0700 Allan Sindelar <allan at positiveenergysolar.com> wrote:
>
> the simple solution was to replace the AC relay with a 12VDC
> relay and use the engine's starting battery charging circuit to power the
> relay, as this source would also stop if the engine stopped. What I
> discovered only after hooking it all up is that the Honda engine puts out a
> rectified pulsed DC current, rather than smooth DC, and the 12V relay
> "chatters" -- that is, it opens and closes with each revolution of the
> flywheel. The relay doesn't stay open and the gas doesn't flow.
>
> Any ideas? I can't use straight battery power, as it is continuous.

Have you tried putting a filter cap across the Honda's output?  Check it with a 'scope if you can, otherwise just keep increasing the cap size until you get stability, then add a little more.  This should also add a little hysteresis to the circuit which might be useful.







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