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• 567PrimeMover@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  To be fair it’s a pretty cool way to describe an engine

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• ShadowRam@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Because it's a main source of active power that can be re-directed.

  A battery on an EV can be too, in which case the main contactor should be verified disconnected prior to any software update.

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  • Mr_Blott@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    So the motor on a fuel based car is the prime mover, but the battery on an electric car is the prime mover, rather than the motor?

    I’m guessing then that you would call the tyres the terrestrial contact devices? 😂

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    • ShadowRam@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yes. The primary source of power.

      It's not like I'm making shit up out of thin air. This is typical nomenclature for safety systems.

      If you have an air system, the prime mover would be an pressurized air tank or accumulator.

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