T&T: 110vac

[JHWardJr at aol.com]

I have a twin FL160 powered Present and a genset, but no permanent  
inverter.  I use a small one for the refrigerator and small loads that I  plug 
directly to keep it separate from the system (firing up the genset to make  
coffee bugs me).  I would like to run high load devices when underway,  however, 
without running the genset.  Free power (kinda).  Has anyone  ever tried 
setting up an engine-mounted alternator to feed the 110vac system  directly 
(throw over a switch)?  I understand the cycle control may not be  perfect, 
but with the mass, torque, and excess power my engines have at  cruise 
settings (typically 1600 rpm or so), I feel it would be pretty  steady.  My 
Kill-o-Watt could make a decent monitor.  Getting the  pulley revs correct is a 
function of diameter ratios.  It would be true  sine wave, right?  How much 
power can you get without going crazy with  $1000 Balmar-type units?
 
I know somebody must have done this.  Share experience?  Thanks,  Jim
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