Hi all. Now that I'm pretty comfortable with finding a "sweet spot" setup for the mechanical and drive aspects of these things, I'm starting to think about better control methods. I can think of several:
1. Do what I'm doing now - have it turn on to max power above a certain rpm and certain load (MAP sensor). This works ok for drag racing, but there might be a better option because of the spool up time.
2. For drag racing, you could turn it on full power before you stage, and have a dump valve that snaps shut as soon as you're staged and on the brake.
3. You could modify #2 in aggressive racing situations, but it would be running all the time, draining the batteries.
4. You could have a throttle position switch (mechanical or voltage based), and then 2, 3 or 4 "levels" based on either rpm, throttle position or load - not sure which would be better.
I'd like to make something as universal as possible, so incorporating a MAP sensor is probably smart. Then you'd just need an rpm switch so it doesn't turn on at too low of an rpm.
Thoughts?
1. Do what I'm doing now - have it turn on to max power above a certain rpm and certain load (MAP sensor). This works ok for drag racing, but there might be a better option because of the spool up time.
2. For drag racing, you could turn it on full power before you stage, and have a dump valve that snaps shut as soon as you're staged and on the brake.
3. You could modify #2 in aggressive racing situations, but it would be running all the time, draining the batteries.
4. You could have a throttle position switch (mechanical or voltage based), and then 2, 3 or 4 "levels" based on either rpm, throttle position or load - not sure which would be better.
I'd like to make something as universal as possible, so incorporating a MAP sensor is probably smart. Then you'd just need an rpm switch so it doesn't turn on at too low of an rpm.
Thoughts?