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

[Dan Williams]

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:56:43 -0500, Paul Koning <pkoning at equallogic.com> wrote:
> >>>>> "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
> 
> 
Good idea, but isn't that a bit of overkill for your home collection.  

Dan