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Re: Does motor temp affect performance?

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Originally Posted by EricVanWyk View Post
I'm betting that they got hot -> increased resistance -> decreased efficiency -> got hotter, but the real cause for your drop in power was your battery giving up. Running that hot is not good, but it probably isn't your only issue.
I agree with what Eric has to say here...

How old were the batteries you ran for elims? What were your charging cycles like? Have you ever run these batteries down below 12 volts?