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Re:Why car wheels are so flat these days by bilsbie on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @08:51AM (#32836439)
Maybe dedicated capacitors it’s enough power for one stop? Or a mechanical fail safe? Just a big pad that drops down on top of your tires.
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Re:Why car wheels are so flat these days by sbradford26 on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @08:59AM (#32836526)
Hold up capacitors definitely could extend the length of time the brakes would work but it would depend on what the power failure was and how long you need to brake. A mechanical fail safe just seems like a worse version of hydraulic brakes.
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Re:Why car wheels are so flat these days by p1mrx on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @09:21AM (#32836790)
Maybe the capacitors could store enough energy to start braking, and then the braking energy could recharge the capacitors.
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