Engine dyno for EFI project

[Graydon D. Stuckey]

On Mon, 7 Aug 1995, Bruce Bowling wrote:

> I had an idea a while back, but never followed up on it.  Why not use a
> calibrated alternator for a load device?  For instance, when you turn

	Some of the students at GMI built a dyno out of an alternator for 
their SAE supermileage project.  It worked OK for that engine, but that 
was only making a couple HP.  You need a very big alternator to draw 
100-200 hp.  That is basically how an Eddy current Dyno works.  You vary 
the electrical load on the alternator to maintain engine RPM, regardless 
of the engine's throttle position.

Later,									
Graydon D. Stuckey								
graydon at apollo.gmi.edu								
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