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Old 09-25-2010, 01:21 PM   #381 (permalink)
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Quite simply the main reasons for using smd components (automated manufacture and space saving) are not an issue for a diy motor controller. I'm not trying to be argumentative but I simply don't see the point. From a home construction point of view I would much prefer through hole.

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Now, Cole, when you shift the gear and that little needle on the ammeter goes into the red and reads 2000 Amps, that's bad.
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