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Ev Archive for February 2000
1048 messages, last added Wed Aug 08 18:47:42 2001

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Re: nubie questions



Bill Dube wrote:
>	How deep are your pockets? DC drives are inexpensive and powerful.
>Commercially available AC drives (brushless DC drives included) are very
>expensive and wimpy.

Bill is half right (as usual, and he has AC envy), AC drives are expensive
but they are sure as hell not wimpy.  What is your budget like, if you
don't mind me asking?

As for Dube, I can beat any of your creations with my Escort powered by 96
volts worth of potatoes ; )   Let's see...400 amps through potatoes equals
baked potatoes.

Jay


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