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Default Fashioning a heat sink for a DC motor

On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:12:45 -0700 (PDT), rashid111
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When I do heavy milling that this motor/mill was never designed
for , the exterior gets hot to the touch.


Look at the chart on this page before you get too concerned. "Hot to
the touch" is not necessarily anything to worry about. Good DC motors
are usually class F or H.

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/ne...ses-d_734.html

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