petethewarrior Posted February 20, 2009 Report Posted February 20, 2009 I'm totally convinced I need HID lights. Which means I need to do a dc conversion. I understand how to do that. How can I make this work with a 250W dual lighting circuit stator? Three rectifier regulators series parallel style or two rectifier regulators tied into the battery??? Will this work at all? Quote
98_shee Posted February 20, 2009 Report Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) Not sure if this will answer your ? but its a nice riteup on the dc conversion >>>>>Click here<<<<< Edited February 20, 2009 by 98_shee Quote
petethewarrior Posted February 20, 2009 Author Report Posted February 20, 2009 I've already read these types of posts. They indicate using the Ricky Stator single 200W lighting circuit. I'm curious about the Electrosport 250W dual lighting circuit stator. I refuse to buy anything from Ricky Stator again. All their products have turned out to be unreliable. Quote
AKheathen Posted February 20, 2009 Report Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) i believe they make a rectifier for that, but you can just use 2 in paralell. i'm planin on using a diode trio and a couple, or 1 high power regulator. what u doin with the r/s? Edited February 20, 2009 by AKheathen Quote
Snopczynski Posted February 20, 2009 Report Posted February 20, 2009 With a batery there is no need for such a high output stator with dual lighting circuits. You could rectify one circuit, and run a set of halogens off the other circuit. Quote
petethewarrior Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Posted February 21, 2009 I plan on running 3 pairs of HID lights, that's why the need for high output stator. I want artificial sun. The RS is going on a target to get blasted. I'm going to film it and send it to Ricky. Quote
Snopczynski Posted February 21, 2009 Report Posted February 21, 2009 I dont even need 3 pairs of hid lights on my rhino, what could you possibly need that much light for? Quote
petethewarrior Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Posted February 21, 2009 The lights I plan on using are 30W. More light = more sight = more speed. No offense but rhino's aren't as fast as banshees. Quote
Snopczynski Posted February 22, 2009 Report Posted February 22, 2009 The lights I plan on using are 30W. More light = more sight = more speed. No offense but rhino's aren't as fast as banshees. My Rhino does 60mph, my banshee has a top speed of 74mph. The Rhino has long travel, and I can safely jump it farther than the banshee, and safely drive faster over the whoops than the banshee as well. I have to be more careful with the rhino at night. If I drive into somewhere and cant see, I may not make it out without the winch, or I might end up in a pond out on the dunes. Sand dunes in the NW are alot scarier as far as obstacles and sand conditions than most people know. I know of no proven way to rectify two ac circuits to one battery. I have never tried it, and have never heard of anyone else trying it. I only know of about 5 or 6 banshees with batteries and charging systems setup for DC anyway. Quote
AKheathen Posted February 22, 2009 Report Posted February 22, 2009 My Rhino does 60mph, my banshee has a top speed of 74mph. The Rhino has long travel, and I can safely jump it farther than the banshee, and safely drive faster over the whoops than the banshee as well. I have to be more careful with the rhino at night. If I drive into somewhere and cant see, I may not make it out without the winch, or I might end up in a pond out on the dunes. Sand dunes in the NW are alot scarier as far as obstacles and sand conditions than most people know. I know of no proven way to rectify two ac circuits to one battery. I have never tried it, and have never heard of anyone else trying it. I only know of about 5 or 6 banshees with batteries and charging systems setup for DC anyway. a diode trio will rectify it into one circut, then you will have to regulate it Quote
Snopczynski Posted February 22, 2009 Report Posted February 22, 2009 a diode trio will rectify it into one circut, then you will have to regulate it Basically a reg/rectifier is a diode trio. However I am not 100% sure you can do this with two hot leads off two seperate sets of charge coils. Diode trio setups are usually on 3 phase stators, and stator is wired to one output. I think we need blowits input as well. Quote
AKheathen Posted February 22, 2009 Report Posted February 22, 2009 Basically a reg/rectifier is a diode trio. However I am not 100% sure you can do this with two hot leads off two seperate sets of charge coils. Diode trio setups are usually on 3 phase stators, and stator is wired to one output. I think we need blowits input as well. a single output stators only use 4 diodes internally when you rectify them, but when you float the ground on a dual output, even though they share the same ground, a diode trio should suffice to rectify whether the 2 outputs are phased the same, or opposite eachother. using 2 single output stator rectifiers, sharing the same ground from the stator, and combining both outputs to the battery should work, as well. i personally have easier access to diode trio's that can handle 3-5 times as much power as a 250 watt setup, as well as being able to buy regulators new and used locally. let's hear from blowit :thumbsup: Quote
vulvafan537240 Posted February 22, 2009 Report Posted February 22, 2009 if he runs two seperate circuits through two separate rectifiers and runs the two hot wires together, wont that double the voltage? then maybe use another regulator or zener diode to clamp the voltage at 12v? Quote
vulvafan537240 Posted February 22, 2009 Report Posted February 22, 2009 My Rhino does 60mph, my banshee has a top speed of 74mph. The Rhino has long travel, and I can safely jump it farther than the banshee, and safely drive faster over the whoops than the banshee as well. I have to be more careful with the rhino at night. If I drive into somewhere and cant see, I may not make it out without the winch, or I might end up in a pond out on the dunes. Sand dunes in the NW are alot scarier as far as obstacles and sand conditions than most people know. I know of no proven way to rectify two ac circuits to one battery. I have never tried it, and have never heard of anyone else trying it. I only know of about 5 or 6 banshees with batteries and charging systems setup for DC anyway. yeah man, rhinos can go anywhere too. my 3 year old little girl drives over trees all day long haha. :biggrin: Quote
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