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Re: pic: burnt up TETRIX motor

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Originally Posted by wilsonmw04 View Post
Thanks for the info. I would advise all teams not to continuously run these motors, at speed, when at the top of the pole. They will burn out. It might be wise to design a cutoff for your minibot when it hit the top. This bit of forethought will save many teams 30 - 60 bucks.
yes we are planing on shuting it off but a slip of the hands and boom motor gone
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