Hello there
Harry - I'm a newbie as well from GA and an on and off again Ham.... one day I was wondering how would I keep my IC7000 ham radio &/or HT going if there was no grid.... (I am getting to lawnmowers I promise
) ..... so I bumped into the following site on how to convert a lawnmower/vertical shaft to an electric generator for 12V deep cycles.
theepicenter.com/tow02077.html < if that link did not post I will get it to you some other way. I have noticed that some links are are not getting to their 'destination.' I am hoping by excluding the 3 'w'.s in front that the webmaster'll let it post thru.
Anyways.... I realized that even if I built a generator per the above site's specs and parts, at that time, would not know nuff to keep it going (gulp!) so.... that help prompt me into trying to at least get to the stage of knowing what I don't know about small engines.
Long story shorter.... I am, now, half way thru the assembly/have all the parts.
Later
P.S. Spent about 4 years in Athens, OH about a thousand or so years ago (originally from S/W PA).