[Kartbuilding] Go kart

[Stephen Burke]

Hi,

Yes - you can use a generator as a motor. Likewise, if you have a motor, 
and rotate the output shaft, it will generate electricity. They 
essentially are the same devices.

Best of Luck,
Steve


On Tue, 25 Sep 2007, roseroberts wrote:

> My first go kart was electric. It used a car battery. The motor was a generator from an automobile. Up until about 25 years ago cars had generators which make direct current. If you hook a battery to one it becomes a motor.
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> I got this email from this guy, could he be right???? Can I use a generator for a motor ???
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> Please reply to roseroberts at shaw.ca Thanks so much!!!
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