Well, right now it has the original straight gas ICE, with attached reduction gear box. But it’s been rebuilt and sitting in a crate for an indeterminate number of years. I really don’t want to reinstall the motor, rather, convert to all electric with a nice new battery pack.
The one fun thing about trains is, if you run out of space in the loco, just add another rail car behind and throw more batteries, motors, and other stuff on board. (The big boys called these extra power units : “B” units.) Glenn B. Sent from my iPad > On Oct 22, 2020, at 5:01 PM, Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Are you sure that rating applies to wet areas ? Imagine the rails are wet and > someone lies across them or touches one with each hand. > > << Want to know about the effects of leaf blowers ? > https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Lee Hart" <[email protected]> > To: "Peri Hartman" <[email protected]>; "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" > <[email protected]> > Sent: 22-Oct-20 3:29:09 PM > Subject: Re: [EVDL] miniature train EV project > >> Peri Hartman via EV wrote: >>> Are you sure 24V is safe ? Yes, at low current, and it could be current >>> limited. But in that case there's probably not enough current to be a >>> significant part of running the motor. >> >> UL considers voltages less than 24vac and 8 amps maximum as a "safe" >> class-II circuit, which can be exposed so people can touch it. You may feel >> it; but it won't injure you. >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
