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    I am looking for a High Temperature E-stop / pushbutton

    My thought is where are you going to find people ABLE much less willing to work in 220 F environment??
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    Electric Vehicle average power calculations

    Maybe we are not talking about the same thing here. In any event, the Ah de-rating we are doing above estimates the battery performance under a load far in excess of the factory 20Hr load test. A fully charged Trojan T-125 can sustain a 12A load for 20 Hrs before it reaches 100% DOD (12*20 = 240...
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    motor direction control

    It doesn't matter what happens when both buttons are pressed as this will never happen HOGWASH How did you get so lucky to get perfect people?? ALWAYS design so you cannot engage both directions at same time.
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    Electric Vehicle average power calculations

    itsmoked (Electrical) 2 Nov 05 2:31 abcd3286: Pulling more than the 20hr rate out of LA batteries definitely blasts the total energy available and must be considered. Yes I know - as submarine electrician I learned early on that if on battery and you want the lights to stay on longer drop the...
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    24-volt battery vehicles?

    A common setup on larger truck is 24 V start to keep startr motor size down 12 V run to take advantage of all the 12 V stuff on market
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    Electric Vehicle average power calculations

    I have studied the same questions and read book by Brant - good book. I have looked at only two predictions. Yes they vary but to my surprise not much. You must remember they are only predictions which fall apart when prototyp or first production unit are tested. ONe of the difficulties is...
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    Floating Neutral

    OK here is how it SHOULD be done in modern era. At service the GROUND (green) is bonded to the grounding system (stakes water pipe etc). The GROUNDED (white) aka Neutral is bonded to the ground at the service ONLY. THIS is the only place they are connected. All subsequent panels (sub panels)...
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    Grid Tied Inverter On 4 Wire Delta System

    RU sure you are not connecting from A to the center tap. Gottal watch out for wild leg connections.
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    Apparent and Real Power

    OK supposedly there is no cost for reactive power ie what is required for magnetizing fields (motors etc). Several people said this is not developed by the engine (or other prime mover of an alternator). WHY then does Seattle city light (a utility with a few alternators) tell me they have to...
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    Peak Demand Calculation

    I believe peak demand is measured in terms of Kw NOT Kw Hr. The calculation used by utilities may vary by utility. Seattle City light uses the average of the peak in the last 3 5 minute periods -- I believe. Now that you got a number for demand the rate can vary by the utility. They can...
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    8 hots, no neutral, 1 ground?!?

    240V delta system with the midpoint of one winding grounded. 240V phase-to-phase, all combinations. By usual naming convention, phases A and C will be 120V to ground/neutral and phase B will be 208V. Phase B is commonly called the wild leg. I thought the voltage was higher than 208 (wild leg...
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    need help with electric steering 'pics'

    Did you solve the problem? Where do you live? I'd take a crack at it if you are near Seattle. I think you are going to have to use hydraulics. The cost of course is reduced mileage (battery consumption).
  13. abcd3286

    slot-packing at motor D.C.

    Uhhhhhh What is slot packing? Dan Bentler
  14. abcd3286

    invertter motor load test stand

    Have some BIG doubts about using another motor as a load. I would use an alternator (AC) or generator (DC). Use a tank of water with baking soda for a load (place this outside in well ventilated area) OR use a bank of heaters should keep the shop warm. OR add another hot water tank and use...
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    basic question about motor

    A series motor disconnected from load can (and have) oversped until it throws a winding or other fatal hemmorage. The only load seen by the motor would be bearing and windage loss. SO basically the formula is true.
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    Yet another energy saving attempt

    I had this device pointed out to me recently and found the test report rather amusing. By adding this device, you can get light and power out of a flourescent tube!! Now do you mean all I have to do is hook a load up to a fluorescent tube and I can make it work?? Thats all I have to do? If so...
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    Resistances of 3 Dimensional Objects

    I am curious as to why you want to do this. What is the practical real world application? My first thought when I read this was calculating the resistance of bus work. Dan Bentler
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    Motor starting current and genset size

    One other thing I forgot to mention. If engine speed drops too low then voltage WILL drop no matter how good the voltage regulator is. We started 75 KW feed pump on 250 KW -- 250 VDC diesel gen. The first time we tried it the engine just shut down. We first thought we had stalled it. What we...
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    Motor starting current and genset size

    I have some thoughts based on 4 years operating electrical generation and distribution on submarine (turbo DC and AC motor and diesel driven alternators / generators) 1. When the transfer switch switches how is load picked up engine NOTE I did not say alternator - on purpose 2. How large is...
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