Re: Streamline Travel Home

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Posted by MikeKinney on March 30, 2001 at 19:48:52:

In Reply to: Re: Streamline Travel Home posted by Tom Patterson on March 30, 2001 at 06:37:13:

Tom
This is not the type of jake brake you are refering to. It is a large (huge) electric motor using part of the driveshaft as an armiture. When engauged it causes a reversing effect on the driveline slowing the vehicle. It has four levels of application which opererate off a switch on the steering column. The second level will allow me to go down the grapevine (southern Calif) without appling the footbrake at all. This electric retarder is a fantastic device as it does not cause the sensation of control loss like a foot brake does when decending steep mountain passes.
These are often used on commercial busses and such but this is the first time I have used or had one. Now that I have though I would not be without it. If I can find some literature I will send it.
Mike

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