Re: Just an idea

Well, look at it this way. A decent power supply costs out at 50
cents a watt. A 1HP peak motor would require a 1kW power supply @
$500. If the motor is 48 VDC rated, then 38 cells @ $76 would be
needed. Figuring an average power of 1/4 HP, a 250 Watt supply @ $125
plus $76 for the battery would make it $200 total, for a savings of
$300.

Mariss

> This looks like a workable thing, but getting 150 volts from a

series stack

> of 1.2v nicads would require a mess of nicads. At about $2 each

this

> approach would be prohibitive. If rechargables ever became

reasonably

> priced then it would be a great idea. Well, maybe it would if it

weren't

> for the memory problem. NiMH might get around this.
>
> Doug