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Re: Question for Regional Team Organization

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Originally Posted by Molten View Post
... Still not really sure what we would have done to the motors, but I would be on my toes if I were you.
You could very easily double the power a motor will put out by rewinding it with thicker wire for the armature windings. That's one reason why there's a rule against it: rewound (for lower voltage) motors run hot and can start to smoke.