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Found this with hopefully accurate info https://steemit.com/steemit/@steemreports/steemreports-when-do-you-get-your-vote-slider-the-answer looks like I was wrong.

FYI the esteem app for your phone allows you to set a vote percentage and there may be third party sites that do too. Read the comments too

Thanks! that explains a lot.. about 500 SP then. Still some ways to go, just passed 100

I feel ya. You'll get there ;)