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Old 10-19-2009, 03:52 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Given those parameters, could Joe next door take a 5HP compressor motor, slap it into his car, stack/wire 120V worth of batteries in the back seat, and drive to the parts store to buy the parts to fix an engine (that probably came out of the same car...)? (Assume that whatever E-motor Joe is using happens to be OK with DC, even though it's an AC motor.)
Yes, that could all work. You would not get much whip in a car from 5 hp but the motor would pull a lot of amps.

If the car only needs 5 hp to get up to speed. Might be a little under powered. Depends on the car, terrain, etc. Is it flat where you are?
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