diesels (Was: Re: electro-Physics: 17.3409 volts)

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "Jules" == Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk at yahoo.co.uk> writes:

 >> I doubt you could start a big diesel that fast, reliably.

 Jules> We had an electric start Dorman generator at the fortress in
 Jules> NZ (37KW IIRC) and it'd turn over and start happily in a
 Jules> second or so. 

Of course, that's a rather tiny engine.  My Honda Insight hybrid car
has a gasoline engine about that size (3 cylinder 1 liter).  It starts
in a small fraction of a second.  The magic is a combination of good
fuel mixture controls, and the fact that the starter motor is a
monster good for about 10 kW...

	paul