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Old 06-16-2009, 10:40 AM   #1725 (permalink)
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Bill, if you only need 70-90 amps continuous, you can conservatively get away with maybe 4 or 5 mosfet/diode pairs and much fewer capacitors, since each mosfet/diode pair can handle 50 amps. A mini controller. Man, you weren't joking about those mountains.
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