If batteries weren’t hard enough, [Robert] also decided he wasn’t going to use an off-the-shelf motor for this project. He converted a car alternator to operate as a brushless motor.

Like the alternators in conventional cars and trucks, the HBA supplies 24-V power to electrical accessories but is not powered by a belt taking power from a turning motor or shaft.

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