Originally Posted by FBinNY

It'll help, not because of spring tension, but because the system is smart. When you're riding on the large ring and outer half of the cassette, the system makes a crisp downshift. But when you're riding on the middle or inner half of the cassette, it compensates for the chain angle by shifting slowly and hesitating a fraction of a second so the chain can't suddenly snap inward and overshoot.

But you might have misread my post. I wasn't referring to the FDs spring, but the issue of the chain's tension when under load. The electronic system may be better under these conditions, bt don't expect a miracle. The key is NOT TO DOWNSHIFT THE FRONT UNDER LOAD.