Some good thoughts there. Obviously, a gasser is designed for a little engine compression braking, so that amount should be safe. You could also have regen ramp up from 0 to max in the first inch or so of brake pedal travel, and then ramp down to zero from inch 1 to inch 2 as the mechanical breaks engage.
You could also wire the "low trac" warning into regen disable, so it doesn't work when the antilock brakes are engaged. Some trucks have a brake proportioning valve that gives the rear brakes more pressure as the load gets heavier -- perhaps this could be adapted to a regen system to balance the braking. --- Chris Tromley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > Also keep in mind that regen operates only on the drive wheels, > which > can seriously upset braking balance. (ABS does not compensate for > this, > unless it works together with the regen controller.) Depending on > its > strength and the intelligence with which it is integrated, regen > can > actually increase braking distances or cause loss of control under > hard > braking and/or cornering. Regen should be disabled completely for > maximum performance braking so that proper braking balance is > restored. > Strong regen as you decelerate into a hard turn can easily cause > the > drive wheels to slide. > ... ===== __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com
