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Unread 13-12-2004, 02:13
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Re: Is it okay to run one motor in a two motor transmission?

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Originally Posted by Rickertsen2
...The spikes are definately mechanical. You can hear them click if you listen closely. I have even heard one make a machine-gun like noise when toggled very fast.... then it died after a few seconds...oops
I stand corrected... However, I stand behind my feeling that the reverse voltage and severe brownout conditions you would get by putting a Spike in series with a Victor would permanently damage the Spike.
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