OK Jon, this is where we convert braking energy to flywheel energy (ala
patriot) rather than heat, then use the flywheel to charge the capacitors to
run that beefy electric motor..... isn't bench racing fun?!?
'92 Dak CC 2wd 318 3.55
'84 GoldWing Interstate
----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Steiger
>
> True enough. I was talking about this with Sean Meldrum several months
> ago. I forget who came up with the idea, but what if you were to use a
> short belt to bypass the A/C compressor then use an electric motor to turn
> the A/C pulley. It would have to be a pretty beefy motor, and would
> probably take a lot of current, but at least it wouldn't be sucking the
> power from the engine.
>
> Unfortunately, even if the above did work, its probably useless.
Reason?
> It would probably take too much electrical power for use on the street
> (drain the battery real quick) <snip>
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