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Unread 20-09-2011, 08:22
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Re: [DFTF] Drinking from the firehose...

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Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350 View Post
The main issue is the electrical parts of the motor are often shorted to the case of the motor.
This was true of motors shipped after kickoff last year. Apparently, a new vendor had failed to use a manufacturing technique that would prevent armature shorts. Banebots may have fixed this issue. As the rules have not been released, we are not confidant that this motor will be part of the KOP or allowed motor list yet.
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