In article ws.net,
Doctor Drivel wrote:
The electric motor always has power to it, either via the genny (via the
petrol motor) or) or the battery, or both. When the engine is off?
When the electric motor is turning and the petrol motor is off the
electric motor is off the batteries. AS the genny will put no load on
the power splitter the engine will be decoupled. Bring in load from the
genny (power from the petrol motor to the electric motor) an the power
splitter locks into the motor and spins it. See the graphic that Paul
posted and this little drawing:

So the petrol engine starts the genny with a bang? as it would if it is a
fixed gear...

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*OK, who stopped payment on my reality check?

Dave Plowman London SW
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