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Originally Posted by EricVanWyk
It looks very pretty, but I'm rather confused by its design. Why is the PD so far away from everything else? This adds a lot of wire length, which adds resistance, which subtracts power available. Granted, this year isn't about power, but it still begs the question.
I am nervous that this design focuses too much on aesthetics.
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There is a functional reason, even though it looks nice, it was designed to help in weight distribution with the battery as a major weight factor. The resistance issue was taken in to account with the use of properly gauged wire.