Re: this regen thing again

["steve.richardson" <steve.richardson@cwix.com>]

Hi Mike !

Thanks for the input, but my battery boxes go all the way back to within 1
1/2 inches of the rear axle and within 3/4 inch of the flange on the rear
end where the universal mounts.  Like I said I don't have any more room !
It seems to me that if I could get a circuit that will discharge into a
resistor then I have 90% of what I need to recharge the batteries.  Keep
thinking guys!

Thanks again....

Steve
->Hi Steve,
>
>Here is another idea.  Have you ever seen where NASCAR stockcars
>sometimes mount an alternator?  On the rear axle! They drive it off a
>pulley mounted on the input flange behind the rear driveshaft u-joint.
>I don't know if they still do this, but it is an idea.  Another
>possibility would be the same thing only on the output flange of the
>transmission, or perhaps on the center carrier bearing if your truck has
>one.  A bit funky perhaps, but with a proper splash guard it could work.
>AS I understand it, your more interested in reducing the load on the
>brakes than recovering energy.  Perhaps a setup such as this discharging
>into a resistor grid under the rear of the truck or perhaps behind the
>grill would work for you.
>
>Comments anyone?
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Mike Chancey
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