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Subject:	Re: High Failure Rate of New Type 9V Geared Motor
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic
Date:	Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:31:12 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Ross Crawford wrote:

In lugnet.robotics, Chio Siong Soh wrote:

Its performance is degraded compared to the earlier motor (#71427). The only advantage seems to be its lighter weight.

I’m guessing it may also be cheaper / easier to manufacture.

ROSCO

I burned out two of these motors in a high-torque situation (my Great Ball Contraption module prototype) which I posted about here and here.

I don’t like them for their friction, their louder sound, and that they “feel” cheaper than the originals (weight, mostly).

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		Re: High Failure Rate of New Type 9V Geared Motor
(...) What a relief to know I'm not jinxed after all. (...) And their high mortality rate. I hope the proper person at TLC is looking into it. C S Soh (19 years ago, 28-Oct-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX)

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		Re: High Failure Rate of New Type 9V Geared Motor
(...) I'm guessing it may also be cheaper / easier to manufacture. ROSCO (19 years ago, 22-Oct-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)

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