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brucey · 12-18-2009, 03:55 PM

Why not just use an AC motor to begin with and get regen automatically?

Something similar to what you described has been done by coyote X here I believe, on his metro. But I don't think its finished.

12-18-2009, 03:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
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