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Old 03-09-2011, 07:46 PM
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The DVM is connected to the amature winding to ground and indicates there is a short to ground (it 's reading 11.1 ohms). A good armature should be infinite ohms. Notice the darker color (from excessive heating due to the short), compared to the good armature on the left.

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