I'm quite impressed too Nathaniel, what macmac said is true. It's been quite a long thread and in places I have contradicted you, and you have proven me wrong.
However i think your solution to an easy problem is way too complicated. Anyone who wants to go hot should follow my lead and not try to modify manufacturers systems.
My system is simple. My system works.(i'm not trying to one up you, it's a bought in heater and a simple bypass, the cleveness in my system is all other peoples)
As regards the other topic(electric reel)- it's the same- keep it simple stupid, but in a way I am looking forward to what you are going to come up with.
If you remember instead of getting on with it you faffed and fannyed about with hot- and I told you to jump in-. The reels no different, not matter how you do it, it is a massive, yes massive, advance.