On Mar 27, 2013, at 22:54, Jim Lux <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 3/27/13 3:20 PM, Bob Camp wrote: > > > Of course, for the more mechanically inclined.. what about a big flywheel > driving an alternator. You might be able to rejigger a car alternator. I > don't recall how many poles they have.. A motor driving a flywheel driving an alternator/generator is called a motor generator set. Some implementations are called a diesel electric locomotive. We used to use them as power conditioners for Cray class supercomputers. Also used by many home machinists to generate 3 phase from single phase power. Car alternators are generally 3 phase internally. Don't know if you could get 28vac out tho. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
