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Old 08-28-2013, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by garickman View Post
Thanks Ron. What does it mean to have HP like a rheostat?
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A rheostat is a resistor used to adjust voltage. It does it in a linear, progressive and smooth fashion. Predictable and controllable power delivery is what you have there just like a Rheostat adjusting the speed of an electric motor.

What Rob said = The horse power curve is linear, progressive, smooth, predictable and controllable.
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