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Unread 26-05-2005, 02:09
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On to my 16th year in FRC
FRC #0696 (Circuit Breakers)
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Running a 9.6V drill at 12V

Can a 9.6V drill motor (cheap china-made drill) be run at 12V (25% increase) as long as we put a heatsink and/or fan on it? We ran 6V fisher price on a full 12V with no problems so I assume 9.6V>12V won't be much of a problem either. Is this true?
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