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"Its no wonder that we at my place of employment have virtually phased
out DC motors for AC motors with inverters. "
Your economic argument is sound, and your pun is priceless... PHASING out
electric DC motors. HAH!
Peter and other friends of GE,
The reason the no one has
persued a more modern electric tractor is cost. When GE built them
they were introduced at near cost and still cost more than gasoline
tractors. Wheel Horse bought out Ge and raised prices, but look how
many Wheel Horse tractors you find. There is actually a Canadian
company that makes an electric tractor, but it starts at $8000. When I
buy a 2 hp shunt wound DC motor today in quantities of 10 I still pay
$600+. At that motor seem no better than our GE shunt wound traction
motors. Its no wonder that we at my place of employment have virtually
phased out DC motors for AC motors with inverters.
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