Gearing for a Very High Speed

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Gearing for a Very High Speed

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27-06-2014, 16:34

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Re: Gearing for a Very High Speed

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Originally Posted by JorgeReyes

I guess the question I have then is if it is better to automate shifting to shift into low gear when we are drawing too much current and high when we are not, or have the driver shift manually.

We plan on monitoring the current draw and shifting down when we sense that we are in a pushing match. Otherwise we will stay in high gear.

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