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Re: Fixing Burnt Motors

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
Chris,
The more obvious (at least to me) is that the choke is under rated in order to fit it in the motor that is extremely noisey. It was an afterthought. Remember that the motor is not designed for repair. It is just that some of us have figured out how to open it, diagnose, and repair. This is not a job a typical FTC or FLL team could accomplish.
Thanks, Al, and others, for sharing information on the repair.

I've been trying to locate a part number for the equivalent choke but have been having trouble identifying a 3.9µH choke with the correct physical size. Is anybody able to provide a distributor (e.g. Digikey) part number?

Thanks,
--ken
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