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Unread 19-02-2011, 23:24
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Re: Window Motor question
So another thing (I'm also on this team). The arm works fine for a few times, but after some amount of time it stops once an extra load is added (the second stage starts lifting too). The normal raising runs at 7-8 amps, and the stall is 10-11. This makes me think heat. I wonder if this has nothing to do with the load, and more with the duty cycle. The jump in the load only after a few runs makes me think that it is heat and doesn't have to do with the added weight. Is this the case, or could there be another factor I'm missing?
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