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Unread 12-10-2008, 03:08
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Re: To regulate or to buy a wierd battery, that is the question...

I think I should have described the throttle situation a little differently... the system used previously to pull all the throttle cables together caused gross throttle variances accross the tractor, causing some engines to pull hard and others to backfire against the torque. I could also put this a different way... the team tried the kiss method before, and found it wanting.

Unfortunately, unlike DC motors, these engines don't like a power mis-match too much. Plus, in this game every horsepower counts when your whole tractors at around 80hp...

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