just picture the size and weight of a 2000 hp electric motor and the appropriate
sized gen set... Truly locomotive territory.. I was just having a little grin..
Dave
Russel Mack wrote:
>
> Dave:
> yeah, I've been thinking along those lines, too. The heavy equipment that
> uses such systems (including most diesel trains and one of the German
> "Tiger" tanks from WW-II) are WAY heavy. I'm thinking that high-amp
> aviation-industry motors and generators might help that part of the problem
> (available salvage?). None of us could afford the obvious answer--
> superconducting generators and motors.
> Russ, #1226B
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