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Re: Is this motor legal?

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Originally Posted by JustbeingJFK View Post
We thought about a worm gear but with our experience with it last year, it overheated very easily and would stop working. With this motor, we tested 70lbs in " windshield wiper mode" for 3 minutes continuously and the motor was stone cold.
I am saying the van door motor has a worm gear in it already. Just don't expect it to hold when the power is off. however it sounds like you already know this from your testing.
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