The AI-generated cat pictures thread
10-31-2016, 04:36 PM
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10-31-2016, 05:10 PM
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It could be brushless DC. But i don't know much about those, i think some have 3 leads for the 3 / 6 commutators.
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10-31-2016, 05:21 PM
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Why is it using such thick gauge wire? An AC 3 phase motor of that size would typically be no greater than 5hp. It's probably drawing 5 FLA. These motors typically ouput a low torque at a slow shaft speed, so that seems pretty useless.
It could be brushless DC. But i don't know much about those, i think some have 3 leads for the 3 / 6 commutators.
It could be brushless DC. But i don't know much about those, i think some have 3 leads for the 3 / 6 commutators.
It's hard to judge the size of that motor given the context, but it looks like it might be a Curtis AC50. Here's the spec sheet for that motor:
It makes a respectable amount of torque at 0 RPM, and delivers peak HP at what is probably the point where the engine is running out of airflow.
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10-31-2016, 05:50 PM
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I'm pretty sure the main function of that motor is providing low rpm torque to help the engine climb to its powerband..
I struggle to see any other explanation for the cog belt setup.
That belt would be unpleasant under load at high rpm.
Or, I could be wrong.
Edit before I am publicly humiliated:
I guess I am wrong.
Timing belts are cog belts and they do just fine at all revs with valvetrain load. And shock. And rapid acceleration.
So there.
I struggle to see any other explanation for the cog belt setup.
That belt would be unpleasant under load at high rpm.
Or, I could be wrong.
Edit before I am publicly humiliated:
I guess I am wrong.
Timing belts are cog belts and they do just fine at all revs with valvetrain load. And shock. And rapid acceleration.
So there.
My phone takes shitty pictures, but I won $75 in a costume contest today.
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11-01-2016, 11:51 AM
I'm interested in what else is going on here though. I see some interesting bracketry and some sort of tube structure in there. The splitter/turnbuckle thing may be idiotic but it's possible they are trolling us and hiding what is really going on there, or at least I hope so.
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