Does the paddleshift system reliably select neutral?
A. Yes. Regardless of gear ordering on the barrel, we have a strategy to find neutral. Our system uses sophisticated PWM techniques in conjunction with the closed-loop barrel monitoring in order to make half shifts. Half shifts to neutral are found in Sadev, some Hewland and Ricardo gearboxes and all motorcycle gearboxes. In contrast, the crude solenoid systems on the market do not have the sophistication required, and simply rely on the driver ‘flicking’ the paddle to try to get neutral. Needless to say, this method is very hit & miss.
