An equipment console for use in a vehicle having a driver compartment including a dashboard, floor and driver seat. The side face is configured for mounting on an underlying surface. The control gate is coupled to a word line that is formed with the control gates and extends in a common horizontal direction. In certain example embodiments of this invention, this advantageously permits the center of gravity of the mower to be lowered by permitting the hydro pumps andor engine of the mower to be positioned at a lower elevation. When the digital data is a second logic, the positive half cycle of the phase cutting signal is not equal to the negative half cycle of the phase cutting signal.