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Re: No globes

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Originally Posted by JVN
Whatever we get... I'll be happy. The Globe is a good motor, but it has it's limitations. (Ever accidently put a side-load on a globe motor? Oops!)
Yes... 4 times. Our basket lock in 2000 was made with a globe motor. We burned it out 4 times before someone told us they couldn't take side loads. Once we learned that, we just fixed the side-load problem, and it never broke again. It was annoying at the time, though, according to our teacher.
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