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From: orovner@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Oleg Rovner)
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Subject: Re: Shaft-drives and Wheelies
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Date: 26 Apr 93 02:05:57 GMT
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In article <C60n8u.I8y@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> car377@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (charles.a.rogers) writes:
>
>So of the 120 hp produced by my FJ1100 engine, 
>
>      12 hp  * (745.7 watts)/1 hp = 8.948 kilowatts 
>
>is being dumped into 220 leetle tiny o-rings?  That's 40.67 watts per
>o-ring!  Seems a little *hot*, doncha think?
>
>:-O
>Chuck Rogers
>car377@torreys.att.com

So, hey, like, does this work the other way? If I was to like, you
know, strap a generator to my FZJRR11000KRX and route its output to
the chain, could I increase the horsepower? 32 meters a sec is
pretty nice and all, but, I'd still like to be able to blow away 
a Goldwing without going to nitro...


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