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Old 01-26-2012, 02:28 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
Is there supposed to be some sort of benefit to this electric transmission? I know it works for locomotives, but their situation is different.
Hi Frank Lee,
The advantage is that you're always in the best gear. There are some design and layout virtues, only wires from the engine to the motor(s). But the efficiency just isn't there and it's very expensive to implement.
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