Thread: FP ok to stall?
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Unread 08-03-2010, 17:33
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Re: FP ok to stall?

What Daniel meant above is the fan is internal. Frequently teams have loaded the motor significantly which slows the shaft speed to the point at which the fan is inefficient. (or they block the open slots at both ends of the motor) Regardless, stalling the motor is bad even at low throttle values. The thermal device gives no warning, the motor just stops.
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