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Old 03-06-2012, 07:08 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
Any worries about brush wear when the electric motor isn't in use?
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Hi Daox,
Brush wear is proportional to brush current, and other things. For HP size motors brush wear with no current is about 5% as fast as at continuous rated power. If the motor is pushed (unpowered) all the time it is a problem, but if you power the motor half the time brush wear won't be much faster than usual.
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