Bob Chilcoat wrote:
Matt's response gives me an thought. Has anyone ever tried a torque
converter by itself as a PSRU? Seems like it might solve a number of
problems, be relatively light, and not subject to wear. Just a thought -
I'm sure there would be lots of new problems.

I suspect that heat generation would be the killer for a typical auto
unit. Also, I don't know if the lock-up clutch would work at the torque
levels required in AC use. Probably other problems as well, but I'll
bet heat generation would be a biggie, especially if the lock-up clutch
couldn't be used. And if the lock-up could be used, you'd have no
reduction ratio, which means you'd no longer have have PSRU, just a PU! :-)


Matt