Thread: Speaking of Ultracapacitors ....
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Default Speaking of Ultracapacitors ....
On 1/17/2015 11:27 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 17 Jan 2015 10:06:02 -0500, KC wrote:

Back in the 80's when we were discussing this we assumed by now there
would be no starters... The computer would just fire the next cylinder
in line is how we thought it would work...

How would that work? To start an engine you need fuel, air, spark and
compression. If the car had sat more than a minute, there would be no
compression and most injected engines cut the fuel off before the
engine stops spinning these days to mitigate "making oil" so the "next
cylinder" would be dry.


We weren't sure how it was gonna' work, that's why we are not rich I
am just telling you where the industry was back then in the beginning of
computer controlled cars...
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