magnetic clutch compressor amps draw

[mailking]

So hello everyone, it has been a long time since I have been among you guys. Sorry for that, the road treats us well.

We find ourselves in Colombia these days and I have the opportunity to install a converted compressor to deliver compressed air to a tank for the use of inflating tires and air tools.

The unit comes with an 12 volt magnetic clutch and I am wondering if that can be operated from my 24/12 volt inverter. Or if those magnetic clutches draw to much power?

I had something in mind like this: http://www.grungle.com/endlessair.html

But before I dive into this project I want to know if I need a dedicated 24 volt magnetic clutch [costly and might be very difficult to get here in Colombia] or that I can suffice to operate a 12 volt clutch with the inverter.

I would like to hear your opinions

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[Diesel Cruiserman]

And welcome back, hope traveling is treating you well..

Not sure on the draw, sure its not much with the tiny gauge wire toyota uses.. I have tried with not great success to run a 24 volt clutch off of 12 volts.

Rob

 

[bj40green]

Hi Coen and Karin Marijke,

Searching the Internet tells me that the average current draw for a 12V magnetic clutch is approx. 4 Amps.
See: https://www.google.com/search?q=magnetic clutch&oq=magnetic clut&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l5.12501j0j4&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8#q=magnetic clutch current draw

HTH,

Gelukkig nieuwjaar! / Happy New Year!

Rudi

 

[mailking]

Searching the Internet tells me that the average current draw for a 12V magnetic clutch is approx. 4 Amps.

Heya Rudi, so 4 Amps at 12V would be 2 Amps at 24V. -> that would work! Thanks. I'm slowly moving forward with the idea. Any idea where I could get my hands on a crankshaft pully with 3 grooves? I now have just two v-belts, and I think I could run it with a longer v-belt on the existing setup. But optimum would be 3 v-belts.... right?

 

[DanS HJ-45]

Heya Rudi, so 4 Amps at 12V would be 2 Amps at 24V. -> that would work! Thanks. I'm slowly moving forward with the idea. Any idea where I could get my hands on a crankshaft pully with 3 grooves? I now have just two v-belts, and I think I could run it with a longer v-belt on the existing setup. But optimum would be 3 v-belts.... right?

For your 3B? There's a spacer and a third pulley that bolt onto the 2 groove pulley. Most BJ-60s had them I believe. Any junkyards down there with BJ-60s? Or try a canadian junkyard perhaps?

Dan

 

[mailking]

Hello Dan, I saw that in the workshop manual. Looks like this project would involve more time in sourcing additional pieces than the actual build itself.

I don't have the space to keep all the pieces for that long...

Will see what I can do.

Adventurous greetings, Coen.