RE: (ET) better lift/no tapping of the pack

["Humphrey, Timothy" <HumphreyT neads ang af mil>]

Probably!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Coate [mailto:jbc coate org]
> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 8:31 PM
> To: ET
> Subject: (ET) better lift/no tapping of the pack
> 
> 
> All this recent talk of ways to not tap the pack (dc/dc convertors, 
> replacing the lift with linear activators, etc.) reminded me as I was 
> ET-ing this evening:
> 
> A couple years ago when ordering some parts from Bill Gunn, 
> he was in a 
> chatty mood and told me that he had worked out the design for 
> a Bigger 
> Better Lift that would run from the full 36 volts. It sounded like he 
> had maybe begun toying with a prototype but never got much further.
> 
> The last few times I've called it's been all business (maybe 
> because I 
> tend to know what I'm looking for now?) but if someone gets him on a 
> quiet day and are seriously interested, might be worth inquiring.
> 
> Since this is Bill's livelihood, he can't spend his time talking and 
> making one-off units.
> 
> To make it worth his while, I'd guess we'd need to round up a 
> group of 
> beta testers, willing to pay cash up front for him to set up a small 
> run. If it worked well for the season, then it could become a regular 
> stock item.
> 
> Maybe?
> 
> 
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