----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter VanDerWal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 4:40 PM Subject: Re: Tilley's Vehicle
> ROTFLMAO > ---"The suspension on the car is not equipped to handle this kind of > track...Regular cars not designed to handle that -- even the DeLorean. " > Can't handle banked curves??!!?? You mean like highways have? Or their > onramps? Banked tracks are designed to make it easier on a car > traveling at high speed, not harder. What a load of crap. Would anyone like a demonstration of a basically stock electric Honda Accord doing 95 mph around that track for 50 miles? I have no doubt QM could do it ;-) And when I took my foot off the throttle, I bet the volts would slowly climb, too, they usually do.. > ---"They are measuring the voltage on the batteries. The array of 12 > batteries charged at 160 volts this morning, and coming back into the > pit now, they measure at 139 volts. Tilley said something about six > volts were lost during start-up." > Hmm 144V pack, 139V would indicate that the pack is empty wouldn't it? > Well maybe a bit MORE than empty. That sounds like dead empty to me. Bzz, thank you for playing. > ---"As the car is sitting there in the pit, with people watching on, the > voltage is coming up on the batteries, up to 140.4. 'It's like it is > recharging from the sky or something!' reports Ken." Sounds like normal lead acid recovery - if it were really charging, it'd be over the charge hysteresis for lead acid.. sadly, Tilley is another scam. > I can't believe these folks haven't got a single clue about how > batteries work or their natural recovery process. And this is from the > "Reporter" not the conmen running this farce. I wouldn't expect your average reporter to know about PbA recovery.. > >The Tilley vehicle hit Slashdot today at http://www.slashdot.org and > >the above website was an update page from somebody at the track talking > >on a cell phone to the guy updating the web page. > > > >They make it sound like the delorean couldn't handle the banked track > >and lost some wheel bearings. They are towing the car off the track. It's a pretty sad car that can't handle 10 miles at 95 mph without something falling off. Besides, you can usually drive for a while on deteriorating wheel bearings - he could have at least done 50 miles, just to prove his device worked. S.
