How "bad" are motors with "bad" stickers?

[ChrisH]

Originally Posted by ahecht

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So apparently this is a special automotive meaning of BAD that doesn't mean what we think it does.

"BAD" may apply to the fit rather than the function or some other problem that would prevent their being used on a production line but has no impact on our usage.

If one of the mounting holes was off for example. We would just ream out the mating hole and it is no big deal. But that might not be an option on a production line that moves every few seconds. On a properly balanced line there is no time for rework like that, not to mention that modification might make it so a replacement that was made to the proper dimension would not fit properly later.

There are probably many ways for one of those motors to be "bad" without affecting the we they work in our application.

ChrisH