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09-14-2011, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JamesL_71

Can being geared to short lead to overheating?

Yes. Brushless motors seem to have a 'sweet spot' where they operate effeciently. Outside that, over or under geared, they get reallly hot really fast.

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