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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Voltage protection for micros
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Date: Mon, 25-Feb-85 12:41:05 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 25 12:41:05 1985
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>   I question the "GREAT BIG HEAVY" flywheel.  Energy storage with
> flywheels is going in the direction of relatively small, light wheels
> made of exotic fibre materials and spinning at fantastic rates (100,000+
> rpm) on magnetic bearings in a vacuum. ...

Quite true.  But try to buy one!  Great big heavy flywheels are available
off the shelf; fast high-speed composite flywheels are generally found
in research labs, not suppliers' warehouses.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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