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Re: 1 Victor 2 Window Motors

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
If the motors are linked mechanically, then they will run at the same speed.
Not if they break the mechanical linkage or one of the gearboxes...which I've seen happen more than once when teams try to put two window motors on the same shaft. I'm pretty sure the underlying cause was electrical issues in both cases I was asked to look at.

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The motors were probably substantially overloaded.
If you count trying to backdrive a window motor as "substantially overloaded", then every case of connecting two window motors together has that potential.