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Old 09-16-2013, 01:38 AM   #215 (permalink)
mechman600
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Since I do not have insurance on the car I drove it around my complex. The new motor is EERILY silent. My old sepex motor made lots of comm noise under coast and light loads, which was likely because of field current that was always going, inducing voltage in the armature that had nowhere to go.

I also noticed that it has more torque than before. Having a functional tachometer is another wonderful perk. I only got it up to maybe 10 mph and a proper test drive will not happen for quite some time because I am still in motorcycle mode and don't want to insure both bike and car at the same time if I don't have to.
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