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doug yes (Dougg)
Registered Member Username: Dougg
Post Number: 132 Registered: 1-2007 Posted From: 174.131.69.197
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Sunday, October 03, 2010 - 5:06 pm: | |
Can 12VDC motors be ruined by hooking up the leads backwards? If so, it there a way to protect them from being hooked up wrong? |
Len Silva (Lsilva)
Registered Member Username: Lsilva
Post Number: 410 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 72.187.35.208
Rating: Votes: 1 (Vote!) | Posted on Sunday, October 03, 2010 - 5:58 pm: | |
No, it should not hurt the motor. Most universal or series wound will continue to run in the same direction. Permanent magnet type will reverse. |
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