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Old 11-21-2015, 10:51 PM   #136 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Old Tele man View Post
...but, since long copper wires do have some resistance, locating the battery far away from what it's powering is NOT very efficient and thus NOT a good engineering decision.
True, but the 12v battery is only needed on startup. After that a transformer provides for the 12v demand from the traction battery.
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