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Unread 04-12-2003, 09:51 AM   #3
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But also remember..... it's not the dead short, that will damage the motor! It's the heat normally associated with a dead short, that will burn the windings, resulting in the degradation of the very thin insulating film on the copper wire. That is what causes an electric motor to die.
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