I stopped by Valeo's Inc. booth and met with the salesmen about

the starter

alternator they had mounted on the engine. It looks just like a large
alternator. The unit was 14v.


Here is a webpage that shows a picture. The advantage to us pilots of
course is the elimination of the toothed flywheel and starter motor.


http://www.ae-plus.com/Key%20topics/kt-supplychain-news4.htm


I got the sales person's card and he said he would try to find a

sales

outlet for us. He did mention the unit was currently being

installed on the

CR-3 Citroen and the Smart

http://www.worldcarfans.com/8070710.003/smart-goes-hybrid!

Doug in Japan


Dang that picture was busted on the web site. Doug, can you click

on the

picture with
the right mouse button and save it as a jpg?

Paul Lamar

Paul,

No sorry, it doesn't show up on my computer either. Since that is very
common with my old system I assumed it would work on yours. Guess
not. The
unit looks just like a large alternator. Very similar to the size on the
Renesis. It must be heavier though with the amperages they quote in the
above site. I assume it must be wound with flat copper wire.

I sent the 16X pictures earlier to you.

Doug in Japan
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Here's a not too detailed picture of the Alt/starter.  Looks like
you would have to use a Serpentine or cog belt on the engine.

Joel

The Stars  137 unit from Valeo

http://www.zercustoms.com/news/Smart-ForTwo-MHD-Micro-Hybrid-Drive.html

is said to develop a starting torque of 42N at 120 amps. 14 volts. 42 Newton
meters is about 31 foot pounds if I am not mistaken.

Is that enough torque to start a high compression rotary???

The engine this unit is designed to work with is a small 71 HP engine used
in the SMART vehicle.

Doug


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