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Re: Implementing Traction Control for an advantage in the 2009 game

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Originally Posted by prometheoid View Post
It seems almost criminal not to mention that it's possible to take values from the drop in electrical potential from one side of the motor fuse to the other.
It's a great idea, but it violates the electrical rules. Custom circuitry must be powered through a circuit breaker. It can't connect to the battery side of a breaker. You'd need your own sensing element -- say, a foot-long length of wire.