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Re: FP ok to stall?

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Originally Posted by Ross340 View Post
Fisher price are not a nice motor to use effectively. They are just too fast. The pinion (and gear) is a real pain if you need to change it for whatever reason and they hate being stalled. Personally, I'm not a fan. Can I have my big cim back please?
We've had great luck using a FP by cutting down the gearbox to whatever state best fits our application. Two years in a row, we have rollers powered by FPs with the third stage on the plastic gearbox removed, and they have been tremendously reliable.

That said, I don't know that *any* motor likes to stall for very long when hooked to a 12V battery...
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