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Old 04-28-2012, 07:10 PM   #142 (permalink)
pete c
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Yeah, I guess trying to power an AC motor does get to be tricky.

Is there an reason not to go with a DC generator/motor/starter? I know cars used to use them during the dark ages. I assume they went to AC for greater efficiency.

I think the ideal setup would be a belt driven fairly high voltage DC generator/motor/starter and a Lithium pack to power it. I think it's reasonably simple to regulate it down to 12V for all the 12V stuff.
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