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Ev Archive for March 1998
1068 messages, last added Wed Aug 08 18:41:54 2001

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Re: ev racing - safety



>    Also, it is always better to design in safety than to attempt to train
>folks to avoid the dangers of a bad design. You don't have to rely on folks
>to remember their training, to be properly trianed, or to be trained at all,
>if the design "builds in" safety.

>    EVTC can pick any location for the disconnect. Why not pick the safest
>location? The rear of the car is safer than the front of the car.

        Since we are not in fact talking about the physical location of the
main breaker, but the location of a remote activator, I'll compromise with you
Bill. You can have your rear mounted cutout, in addition to the conventionaly
positioned one. But definitely NOT instead.


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Re: ev racing - safety