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Old 12-06-2007, 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by b3lha View Post
I don't think a resistor will do the trick. The solenoid will still pulse open and closed at the same rate.
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Yes but, a resistor could limit the opening of the solenoid such that it did not open fully for the complete duration of each voltage pulse. Granted, this is a handyman's idea which will require proving.

Most certainly it is a crude approach and reliable calibration of any control arrangement would be unlikely. There are other ways of reducing the on time, but the low impedance of the solenoid increases the difficulty.

In all of this, the prospect of increased clutch wear will have to be taken into account.
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