Theory, it should but it didn't, and I'll stake my life simply saying that 28/48 worked perfectly well, it has existed for quite a while.
edit, found more photos of such set-up;
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Theory, it should but it didn't, and I'll stake my life simply saying that 28/48 worked perfectly well, it has existed for quite a while.
edit, found more photos of such set-up;