In a message dated 98-09-01 14:21:11 EDT, Chris_Lillja@pupress.princeton.edu
writes:
> ... one electric turbo, coming up...
>
> http://www.turbodyne.com/
>
> 90 amps intermittent operation with electric bypass valves. Used mostly on
> city buses as
> far as I can tell....
Chris,
An interesting site, and an interesting concept. The 90 amp figure they quoted
was for a 24v battery - that would be 180 amps on our cars. They also said in
the tech section that the current draw was typically about 25% of the current
draw for the starter motor on the same engine. Holy LUCAS, batman, those
starters draw 360 amps!!! At 24 volts, yet. That's a BIG starter motor! That
would be 720 amps on a 12 volt system!
> Makes Dan's small block Ford idea look better and better...
I dunno, maybe with one of those starters, geared right, and a BIG
battery..........?????
Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN
'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8 soon
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
|