[EricH]

Originally Posted by ctt956

In that case, I doubt it would do well. I think I've seen motors permanently damaged from fine sheet rock dust, but I have also seen some full of household dust at a pretty fine size that continued to work. I did once accidentally send a small amount of baking soda through a vacuum cleaner motor, and it survived. Still, I probably wouldn't try it without a filter. You don't want it to fail during a competition match/run.

I added a link to my previous post, but I'm not sure you'll be able to see the motor shields through the frame. They'll run, but you want 'em shielded pretty well.