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Re: [T3] Electric impact wrenches


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

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