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Old 10-20-2009, 09:28 PM   #4 (permalink)
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There's no such thing as overunity in the mechanical world...

Well, I usually keep my mouth shut in cases like this, but I don't want you to learn the hard way - by spending money on something that will not work.

A generator that will make 240 amps at 400 volts, which is 96KW, will take at the very best 130-150 horsepower to pull, just from parasitic losses and generation imperfections. Without taking the time to look up specifics, a generator capable of doing that will weigh something on the order of a thousand pounds, and I would dare say 1500. An AC motor capable of making something like 150 horsepower will weigh similarly...
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