Dave Williams wrote:
> With some compressor redesign, they could probably just hook the motor
> straight to the compressor and dispense with the belt entirely, which
> would be fine with me...
The direct-drive compressors do just that... however they are very
loud because of the speed the compressor spins at.
The fundamental problem is developing a strong motor that will run at
slow speeds... the "optimum motor speed" for a motor with little inertia
is quicker than perhaps desired.
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Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
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