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Unread 03-02-2011, 02:35
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Re: Window motor to toughbox?

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Originally Posted by Trent B View Post
Couldn't you easily cook the motor if it needed a significant amount of torque to hold up?
We had about 40 lbs on our cim/toughbox setup without a problem, but it will take experimentation with the FP. Definitely try it out and abuse it before you use it on the real bot if you do decide to try it. Better cook it now than in comp (hopefully it wont cook though)