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Old 04-07-2009, 09:50 PM   #1085 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
Ben, is there any way you could make a switching setup that would just convert your 144 to 2 parallel strings of 72?
I have thought about that.

The trouble is that they need to be very BIG switches. Switches cost money and take up space.

The double-action contactor I used for the "turbo" circuit would work well.

Hmmm... I have to figure this all out on paper.
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