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UncleFester
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PostPosted: 17:15 - 05 May 2015    Post subject: Electric Turbochargers ..... Reply with quote

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-YZF-R125-125cc-motorbike-motorcycle-/171777174766?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

Wonder if the paltry output outweighs the load on the charging system ........
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PostPosted: 18:08 - 05 May 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Holy heck, someone actually fitted one of those PC fans to their bike? And admitted to it?

I imagine that the obstruction it creates to airflow would do a pretty good job of restricting it.
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PostPosted: 18:33 - 05 May 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Professionally painted rear fork? Wut?
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PostPosted: 18:40 - 05 May 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh dear.
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PostPosted: 18:41 - 05 May 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Angle eyes?

We all know leaf blowers are the way forward rather than these electric turbo chargers. Cool
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PostPosted: 18:42 - 05 May 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbGWgvJN1_8
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PostPosted: 18:46 - 05 May 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

robs321 wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbGWgvJN1_8


That's exactly what I was referencing. Wink

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PostPosted: 18:57 - 05 May 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

I read an article a couple of years back citation needed about an electric supercharger that actually worked in a car. However, it was many-many dollah, and relied on a big, heavy dedicated battery to spin it up, that recharged slowly.

Plugging one straight into your electrical system and hoping for something for nothing is like those 'run your car on water!!! teh secrat big oil is try 2 supress!!!11!!' mental-vids.
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PostPosted: 15:35 - 06 May 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought one off eBay a few years ago for about £8, but I wanted it for use with a solar panel for a ventilation job at my place in Spain - which it does quite well.

I could have used a cheaper PC fan, but this one had just the right size inlet to connect to existing ducting.

I can't imagine it would do much good as a super-charger though, because it isn't capable of compressing air.
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PostPosted: 23:20 - 06 May 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rogerborg wrote:
I read an article a couple of years back citation needed about an electric supercharger that actually worked in a car.


There was one in the USA. Turbodyne I think:-

https://www.turbodyne.net/products/turbopac1000/

Think the main purpose of them was to provide boost while the real turbo spooled up, and mainly intended to buses and the like.

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