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[martin_95037]

Hello

I am in the process of starting a knife sharpening company. The business plan is to make arrive at someone house and sharpen knifes which mean s that I have my own power supply. the alternator that I have on my Explorer is rated for 130 amps and is stock. I believe it is this one in the link below. although I don't see any identification marking on the alternator. I don't know if I could see some if I take it off, which I really don't want to do. electrical rating and specs has always been something that has kinda confused me. I think this will be a good learning experience for me.

http://www.fordparts.com/Commerce/P...earch=true&year=2005&make=Ford&model=Explorer

I want to power the motor on this knife sharpening machine
link the the machine
https://mtknives.net/product/professional-sharpening-system/

link to the motor on the machine.
http://www.emotorpro.com/emerson-motor---8000.aspx.

I know I need an inverter. My dad told me I want one that is rated for 25-50 Percent more than what I plan on drawing. I don't know yet if I will be running a laptop and a printer to create invoices. It would be a good idea I think to plan on doing that anyways. at the time of this writing I am not factoring in those power requirments.

If I am going to be powering this equipment off of an inverter,Do I need an alternator which that can provide more power?

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/index.php?threads/high-output-alternator-recommendations.177517/

if you scroll down on this link here. you can see a list of inverters, one of which I would like to buy.
http://battery1234.com/

Every knife sharpener that I have seen at the Farmers Market powers their equipment on a Honda EU2000I at least because they can not idea their vehicle at market. I am wondering if I should just get one of these instead.
https://www.amazon.com/Honda-EU2000...4298648&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=honda+eu2000i

I hope this is enough information for those of you that can help me with this.

Thank you.

 

[lincolnshibuya]

there are situations where you have to factor in the use of the generator vs the car's alternator:

if you are far away from your vehicle then the generator is always the best route.

the car's alternator is rated at 130A, you need at least 1000W (84A) inverter to power your 600-800w motor. All accessories turned off (headlights,radio,etc) The inverter must be connected to the car's battery directly and the engine must be running all the time if you're running the inverter longer. A 2000W (168A) inverter will overload it.

 

[TechGuru]

For that kind of wattage I would use a generator instead of a inverter. You can get a rack to put on the rear hitch to put it on.

https://www.harborfreight.com/engin...pa-iii-with-gfci-outlet-protection-63080.html

http://www.curtmfg.com/Category/187/Cargo Carriers

 

[martin_95037]

Horror freight sells a pretty nice cargo carrier which is rated for 500 pounds. its on the back of my car alwasy loaded up with organic worm berrys every Sunday. I think I am going to go the route of the generator. In the SF Bay area of CL I can get a Honda generator used for a pretty decent price.