| From: | Starrngr@***.com Starrngr@***.com |
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| Subject: | The Golem |
| Date: | Wed, 10 Feb 1999 12:05:37 EST |
> > Electric has the advantage of having a low signature, most likely will
> > be low weight,
>
> Electric would have a very high weight. Batteries weigh quite a bit,
> especially if you want rechargeable ones (as in a car), and there aren't
> really that many ways to make them lighter.
>
> > and the only thing limiting the power supply (ie, battery) is cost (ie,
> > increasing the "fuel" capacity for an electric vehicle does not
subtract
> > from load or CF.).
>
> That actually doesn't make all that much sense. If you want an electric
> battery that can work for longer periods of time, you'll need to make it
> bigger. Batteries generate electricity through a chemical reaction, so to
> make electricity for a longer time, more materials are needed. Still,
> let's go with R2 and assume a longer-lasting battery isn't bigger than a
> shorter-lasting one.
>
I would also point out that by going electric, (although I could see some
methane powered units out there, mostly in really remote locations) it would
be possible to add a connection to the gridlink power, thus allowing the unit
a much longer range (not that range is usually a factor in Labor or PA
operations)
