19 Jan
1998
19 Jan
'98
2:36 p.m.
William Donzelli wrote:
Yes, it works, but is quite inefficient. I would
venture to say that using
a real motor-generator would be better, if properly maintained.
Motor-generators are not as bad as most people think - a good one is
fairly efficient, provides isolation and regulation, and can take a lot of
electrical abuse. They are just bears to move (done it - not fun).
Been there, done that, burned the T-shirt (it was filthy). One nice
thing about the 400 hz 3-phase APUs we had in the USAF is that they
were on wheels. (Of course, powering up a C-5A Galaxy takes a bigger
unit than most mainframes. Even old ones.)
--
Ward Griffiths
Dylan: How many years must some people exist,
before they're allowed to be free?
WDG3rd: If they "must" exist until they're "allowed",
they'll never be free.