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46542
... If power supply is removed, how is rolling and aerodynamic resistance overcome? Arthur....
Arthur Middleton
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Nov 5, 2009
12:58 pm
46543
... wheels and power other than ECO/Quazar.? Dan Whitfield ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Dan Whitfield
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Nov 5, 2009
1:06 pm
46544
... Some additional juice must be added to keep the pot boiling. But removal of most electrical resistance could greatly increase range. Or could it be a myth...
Dan Whitfield
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Nov 5, 2009
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46545
Dan Whitfield <whitfield.dan@...> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:50:51 ... 2nd law of thermodynamics, mate. You can't extract power from nothing. So while reducing...
Julian Bond
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Nov 5, 2009
1:17 pm
46546
Years ago at a Univ. physics lab I helped build and operate a 100 amp super-insulated superconducting magnet that was carried beneath a large research balloon...
Ernest Buckler
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Nov 5, 2009
5:38 pm
46547
Ernest, The maximum you can hope to gain by superconducting is increasing the efficiency of the motor. It did occur to me that if you had a well insulated...
Graham Addis
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Nov 5, 2009
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46548
HOW MUCH MOTOR EFFICIENCY COULD BE GAINED?? ANY BODY GOT A CLUE?? Dan Whitfield ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Dan Whitfield
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Nov 6, 2009
3:48 am
46549
I imagine it would only be the electrical resistance in the motor itself, but would the effect of the superconducting material also affect the way the motor...
blackrhubarb
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Nov 6, 2009
4:56 am
46550
Jamon, That about sums it up. You would have to be clever about what temperature the bearings ran at and thermal losses through the shaft and I have no idea...
Graham Addis
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Nov 6, 2009
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46551
... I don't think these historical figures have any relevence to current vehicles except as an indication of how various weights operate. In this context I'd...
Royce Creasey
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Nov 6, 2009
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46552
I think TTXGP rules forbid dead loss liquid cooling, we had thought of that... Royce...
Royce Creasey
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Nov 6, 2009
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46553
... Makes sense, bit of a cheat. Graham - Cogito, ergo recubo....
Graham Addis
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Nov 6, 2009
9:21 am
46554
... Electric motor efficiency is usually good anyway if it's an appropriate motor for the application, so any reduction is in losses which are small to begin...
Arthur Middleton
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Nov 6, 2009
9:26 am
46555
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BzdB8tluvk&feature=popular...
bobwreford
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Nov 6, 2009
11:54 am
46556
... The Production Voyager wieghed in* at 640lbs, wet**, with minmial toolbbag***, and this weight was quoted at the time. ... None of this information...
Paul Blezard
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Nov 6, 2009
12:50 pm
46557
I was wondering if any of you Voyager or Quasar riders have tried fitting a vacuum gauge to assist economy riding please? Lots of US forum tips on the link, I...
bobwreford
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Nov 6, 2009
1:02 pm
46558
... Royce replied: The Production Voyager wieghed in* at 640lbs, wet**, with minmial toolbbag***, and this weight was quoted at the time. When considering...
Paul Blezard
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Nov 6, 2009
1:13 pm
46559
Referring to this original source that I have before me, namely one Voyager Brochure, under 'Technical Specification' the only weight quoted is "215kgs (475...
Grahamrobb@...
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Nov 6, 2009
2:11 pm
46560
Bobbe asked: <<I was wondering if any of you Voyager or Quasar riders have tried fitting a vacuum gauge to assist economy riding please?>> Vac gauges - gosh...
Grahamrobb@...
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Nov 6, 2009
2:20 pm
46561
... They were probably copying motorcycle marketing departments' lead. Marketing literature weights of modern sports bikes appear to be similarly optimistic. ...
Arthur Middleton
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Nov 6, 2009
2:33 pm
46562
An amateurish idiot who makes the silly mistake of taking his feet off the pedals. Very lucky to survive relatively unscathed though. This one looked...
David Scott
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Nov 6, 2009
2:40 pm
46563
... This is getting pulled out of the deep recesses of my flaky memory, so take with a grain of salt, but, as I recall most motors run in the 85-90% efficiency...
Michael Hurley
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Nov 6, 2009
2:41 pm
46564
But TTXGP doesn't pay $3mil to the winner. Xprize does. and that is in the experimental class where rules are not meant to be impediments to experimentation. I...
Dan Whitfield
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Nov 6, 2009
5:03 pm
46565
Some of the tips are ridiculous. e.g. Braking hard for an initial retardation when coming up to lights at red. How about lifting off sooner? I got bored but...
David Scott
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Nov 6, 2009
10:43 pm
46566
... Cheers David! My Golf Tdi indicates 200mpg on the overrun going downhill :) LOL But 18mpg pulling a bike on a trailer going up a steep hill in third! ...
bobwreford
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Nov 7, 2009
6:31 pm
46567
I suppose the difference with my Mondeo is that the mpg is an average reading since one last reset it. I normally reset everything when I fill up. Still it's...
David Scott
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Nov 7, 2009
10:13 pm
46568
David said I did want to have a track session at Mallory next year but I think somebody quite close to me will be a bit vocal about that. It's all in the...
Grahamrobb@...
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Nov 7, 2009
10:46 pm
46569
I suppose I could say that everyone is going in the same direction and there will be no idiots driving cars or even sensible people driving cars. D....
David Scott
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Nov 7, 2009
10:50 pm
46570
As I'm discovering in a local planning application, mark on peices of paper are invariably regarded as more important, reliable and actually like, real, than...
Royce Creasey
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Nov 8, 2009
2:35 pm
46571
Any reasonably modern (Non-CV) car-type carburettor will have an "Economy Jet" which used to be called a "Compensator jet" This is an air by-pass system that...
Royce Creasey
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