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Old 01-10-2008, 11:02 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bennelson View Post
No I havent' checked the brushes lately. I will have to do that in the spring before I get riding again.
One eBay ETEK seller reported that the motor ultimately didn't do well in the golf cart segment for that reason: brush maintenance (and motor damage where inspection was neglected). Very low maintenance is supposed to be one of the selling points of electric motors, after all.

My favourite ETEK application is still the electric 5th wheel on a Honda Insight.
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