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On 27 Mar 2003 at 21:29, Daniel Baum wrote: > > I don't know, electric motors have a lot of torque...I am just relying on > > experience and analogy, but riding on an electric bus/car one gets the feeling > > that electric motors are torque monsters. > > > How much torque does a 12V starter motor generate? At least in this case it's not the torque that matters. The motor just spins up a weight, building up angular momentum, until a centrifugal clutch kicks in and uses this momentum all at once to twist the socket. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org