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Re: (ET) tiller motor as generator?



On 9/12/2012 9:33 AM, Robert Troll wrote:
You cant leave us hanging after making a statement like that! I
understand that a drive motor could be used as a gen as long as you
applied 36v to the field. But what is this about controlling the output
amps via the field?

Sorry. If you keep the field voltage constant and hook the motor to a battery pack, it's going to spin. At a certain speed. Now if you start driving it with a gas engine, amps are going to flow into the battery. Drop the field voltage, amps will go down for a given engine load/speed. Increase field and amps will go up.