Hydraulic Generators
I notice that the newest high end Earthroamer has a hydraulic generator on board. I know that Earthroamer likes to talk about their vehicles not having onboard stand-alone generators. So I wonder ...
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theoldwizard1 wrote:MrWizard wrote:
run the drive engine, to power a hydraulic pump , too spin a generator
something here doesn't make sense to me
1st and 2nd Law of Thermodynamics.
When you convert one form of energy to another, you can't win. You can't even "break even".
Not trying to argue but most train engines are Diesel over Electric I think.
I would NOT want this setup.
Marvin
