Thread: toughbox second motor other than CIM
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Re: toughbox second motor other than CIM
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Originally Posted by Bruceb View Post
Is it worth doing? How much additional power are we buying for $100?
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Originally Posted by CraigHickman View Post
Very little, and the FP motors have a tendency to overheat when used in drive if you spend a lot of time stalled. It would be a better investment to buy two more CIM's to use on the toughboxes.
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