John, Agreed, that is a known limitation caused by: 1. Space; and 2. (Most importantly) finance as I already had the petrol engine! Cheers Peter On Wednesday, March 30, 2005 1:22 PM, John Rippengal [SMTP:j.rippengal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] wrote: > Peter Sheppard, > Whoops! I have just re-read your original posts and note that the engine is > only 3/4 hp. That is only equivalent to about 20 amps from the 24v > alternator max even ignoring lots of losses. So you will need a more > sophisticated control system than I have suggested. Basically you will be > running on the battery.Main charging must be after use because the engine > can only supply a fraction of the 96amps your motor will take on max power. > John > . MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.