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Unread 28-01-2004, 07:18
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Al Skierkiewicz Al Skierkiewicz is offline
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Re: YES! Suction cups and vacuum pumps are IN this year! BIG TIME!

Well this is a big change!
I want to warn teams that intend to do this that motors designed for vacuums (blower type vacuum) are designed differently. If you use one of the kit motors, you may have to "leak" a little of the vacuum to prevent the motor from burning up due to the strange load produced by the blower with the inlet blocked.
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