[EFI] RE: PWM an electromagnetic (A/C) clutch?

[Ron Schroeder]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Houlton" <houlster at user1.inficad.com>
To: "EFI " <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: [EFI] RE: PWM an electromagnetic (A/C) clutch?

> What I'm wondering is if anyone has any idea how the clutch
> would react.  PWM'ing it would be kinda like controlled slip
> in the clutch.  Just wondering if it would last very long, or
> if the coil would burn out or what.  I thought maybe somebody's
> tried something similar before.
>
> --Dan


Hi Dan,

I know that a loose, intermittant connection to an A/C compressor clutch
will burn it out fairly quickly.  They really want to be full on or full
off.

Ron Schroeder
WD8CDH
day 631 344-4561
nite 631 286-5677

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