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Re: (ET) inverter
Yeah, I was thinking more of an electric DC to AC inverter, rather than a DC motor to spin a generator to make AC power (that seems inefficient, an extra step for some losses, plus noisy). I only looked a little bit, but didn't find many 36VDC to 120VAC inverters. I was hoping that some company would have made them for golf carts. 

Mike

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Michael S. Briggs
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On Fri, 4 Aug 2006, steves wrote:


GE made a rotary inverter (motor-generator) for the ET - good for about
1000W I think. It essentially (is?) the same as the one made by
Redi-Line. A bunch of Redi-Lines sold on ebay a couple years ago - I
snagged one and have used it as emergency backup. Electronic inverters
are also available and should work well, but I have no experience there.
Maybe a bit hard to find a 36V one - I think they tend to be pricey.
Nice thing is they are quiet and you can drive the ET up close to the
house or wherever it's needed.

- SteveS

Michael S Briggs wrote:

Has anyone installed an inverter on their Elec-Trak (or installed one at
home to make use of the Elec-Trak), to be able to use the stored energy in
the Elec-Trak's battery pack as emergency backup power when you lose power
at home?

Thanks,
Mike




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