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Old 05-16-2012, 10:52 AM   #7 (permalink)
jkv357
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Originally Posted by sendler View Post
How much loss is there in a wide open controller? One idea I had would be to set your wide open gearing to the predicted average speed and have a boost button actuate a starter solenoid which would by-pass the controller whenever there was no traffic to eliminate the heat loss.
Thanks. My son is going to look into that.


Jay
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