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Default Can moters be run slower with less voltage (brush types)

davidlaska wrote:

I heard power tools run on long cords go bad sooner. I assume because


Dont believe everything. The only motors so affected are induction
motors, which are at times found in stationary tools but not hand
helds.

Reducing V reduces both power diss and airflow, and temp stays roughly
constant over a wide speed range.


NT