This included air conditioning, variable ratio power steering, adjustable steering column, servoed brakes, " Positraction " differential, chromed wire wheels, stereo radio, two spare tires mounted in the front fenders, driving lamps, air horns and constant level rear shock absorbers.
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Aside from racing, Yunick's innovations include variable ratio power steering, the extended tip spark plug, reverse flow cooling systems, a high efficiency vapor carburetor, a claimed high-efficiency " solar panels, as well as involving himself in developing the gold mining and petroleum industries in Ecuador.
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The WCAM-1 does not use a variable ratio auto-transformer in AC mode like the others; it uses a fixed-ratio transformer and rectifier bank to convert the OHE supply to 1500VDC . The design of the transformers and notches makes this a hard machine to operate, with the fusible links tending to blow often.
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The Gyrodyne was a compact, streamlined rotorcraft weighing just over 4, 410 lb ( 2, 000 kg ) and powered by a Alvis Leonides 522 / 2 radial engine, the power from which could be transmitted in variable ratios to the fixed-shaft / swashplate-actuated tilting hub-controlled rotor and the wing tip mounted propeller.
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Typically, the controller software will implement features such as pulsing the welding current, providing variable ratios and current densities through a welding cycle, enabling swept or stepped variable frequencies, and providing timing as needed for implementing automatic spot-welding; all of these features would be prohibitively expensive to design into a transformer-based machine, but require only program memory space in a software-controlled inverter machine.
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Optional available equipment included a 350 cubic inch 2-or 4-barrel V-8, Turbo Hydra-matic 350 auto transmission, variable ratio power steering, power drum or power front disc brakes, E78x14 bias-belted tires, custom cloth interior trim, convenience center storage compartment, tilt steering wheel, climate control air conditioning with low Freon detector switch, rear window defogger ( blower ), tinted glass, sport mirrors with drivers remote control, bumper protective strips with white accent stripe-front and rear, bumper guards front and rear, color-coordinated body protective side moldings, deluxe wheel covers, deluxe wire wheel covers, chrome-plated styled wheels ( Buick rally wheels ) and a custom vinyl top.
