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12.05.2009, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianG View Post
I believe they have that already in 1:1 cars, or at least the concept. And I think they even use the shock's motion to generate power - regenerative suspension. In R/C, the benefit to power/weight ratio would be prohibitive unless it was in a large 1/5 scale+.
My audi has it... Electromagnetic suspension...

The shock oil has fine iron particles in it - it uses an electromagnet to create a field around the pistons - greater the charge the slower the oil will react and alter the handling...
   
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