There was a liquid cooled starter/generator shown on the web a couple weeks
ago, does any one still have the details?

Milo

Drag this rotary stuff over to a folder Milo.
Huge hard drives are cheap.

http://www.srdrives.com/starter-generator.shtml

http://www.cpowert.com/products/speedstart.htm

Paul Lamar
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Milo,

I've sent several emails to this organization requesting
weight size and projected production date.
No luck in receiving a response yet.

Doug in Japan

You have got to appear like Government Motors :)

I think the whole idea has fallen into disfavor as
I think GM tried to use them as a hybrid motor.
It made a piss poor hybrid.

If you build them strong enough to act as a hybrid motor
they are too expensive to use as an alternator/starter.

Classic case of defective economic green blindness :)

IMHO the same thing will happen to the Volt.

Paul Lamar

Paul,

Mention anything to do with hybrid cars and you get on
your soapbox:)  Did you actually read about the technology?
In motor mode it makes a fair starter for auto starts at
stop lights.  SR technology has its advantages in this
case as in alternator mode it can have a huge output.
170 amps.  The market is indicating their will be more
not less applications within the automobile that can
use electricity.

Doug in Japan

I hate electricity :)
I have been contacted several times over the years to test
electric cars. Some were charlatans. Some were major American
car manufactures. None were worth a damn :)
Designed by people that don't understand cars and why people
love them. Do you get the BBC TV program Top Gear in Japan?
Now those people understand cars.

Paul Lamar

Paul,


I give up:)  Since you hate electricity so much your should hand
crank your windows, wipers and engine. Toss the ECU and roll
down the windows for cooling.    I wish I still had my TR-3.
With the optional hand crank that would have been a perfect car
for you. Good gas mileage, rugged engine, and great cornering.
A fun car for two adults and two kids and a boot that could
actually hold some luggage.

Yea I enjoy watching Top Gear occasionally.  A few cars with
elegant design.  Most  just throw an enormous amount of
horsepower into a small uncomfortable care and strive for speeds
and that are unsustainable for long life<97 either the human or
engine.



Doug in Japan