| From: | "Steve Tyng" <STyng-at-ACPTrust.com> |
| Subject: | RE: Car Starters [TANKS] |
| Date: | Fri, 3 Mar 2006 13:58:45 -0500 |
| Reply-To: | tanks-at-rctankcombat.com |
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Kevin wrote:
> I’ve heard/read
somewhere that the average automotive starter requires 30 or 40 amps just to get
it moving.
Maybe that's the amp draw to get the car engine turning
over. It also may include the amps used by the solenoid which would be
removed in a conversion.
> At this point I’m wondering if the
900 watt rating means that even if they work, I’ll be drawing so much power that
my batteries will only last 5 minutes.
The EVW's in my Cromwell are rated at 950 watts (they are
wired for 24v). I easily get an hours battle time from two 18AH
batteries wired in series.
Steve Tyng
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