Naw it was only thier for show...there was no performance gain 😉

My explanation of ohm's law was strictly from my training as an electrician. What happens when you have a fully converted 16 VDC system may very well supply you with more end use energy. A 12 VDC system can be designed to supply you with the same amount of energy but everything has its cost. 16 VDC system will require smaller transmission components but a larger alternator 12 VDC the reverse. Bottom line is always wattage. A watt is a watt no matter what voltage you use. Dougy is correct about the alternator doing the bulk of the work but the battery acts as a voltage regulator by storing and supplying power as required. Basically levelling out spikes and dips in the supply from the alternator. If you have a battery that is not designed to work with your particular system then it may actually hinder performance. Kind of like putting a high lift cam in an engine without matching the intake and carb. I found out about that by trial and error many years ago and a lot of $$$ later :'( Not sure if I agree with Dougy's coils supply AC theory though. My understanding is that it is more of an increasing and collapsing field type of deal but staying on the positive side of the cycle. More of a positive square wave than a true or square sine wave. The reason coils can supply such high voltage with such relatively small infrastructure is because there is virtually no amperage. That is why it doesn't kill you. Amperage kills, not voltage. It take less than 1 amp to kill a human. Ground fault receptacles trip at 5 milliamps. DC kills more readily than AC because the amperage is direct current. Alternating current gives you a chance to let go. The most dangerous voltages (all electricity is dangerous to a certain extent) are 48 VDC and 347 VAC IMHO. 110, 240 and 600 VAC will give you a good zap and possibly a burn but you will probably survive casual contact. I got zapped by 347 once and I swear my heart stopped. Took me half and hour to get back off the ground 😮 I still have to wonder if 16 VDC systems will give you that much of an edge though. All the other stars have to be aligned for that to be a deciding factor no?

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Coil theory comes from AC current books, and is daunting at first until you read it. I was pretty hammered when I wrote that explanation. It's like trying to unravel the mystery of women over a 12 pack of goodness. Wattage is always constant, and another way to break it down. again the jyst of it is the same.

as far as 16v bats, the rules say 12v system plain and simple, but once again we see the tech groups "clique" on who can get away with what, not saying jason isnt deserving of the championship he was consistant and that won him the championship not the 16v system but it clearly says 12v system in the rules, and they let him get away with it, its never a problem till the next guy gets it and then all hell breaks loose.

I stand to be corrected but i am sure this is the first year for the voltages to be regulated...

In all of our dealings with tech they have been fair, consistant, and considerate to all...