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10-02-2011, 02:13

John G

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard

I think you're confused a bit. Motors are spec'd at a voltage, but will run at any voltage (although, they won't last long once you hit a certain voltage).

A motor rated for 18V will run fine on 12V, it will just be roughly 4/9 the power of it on 18V.

Where did the 4/9 come from. I must have missed something in my math.

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