In a message dated 02/12/2006 1:13:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

Once it  starts making that noise it's just a matter of "when" it  stops.

    One thing you can do to keep this motor alive a  little longer is to
ALWAYS run it on high speed for the first few minutes when  turning it on.  This
is good advice for all these motors, especially when  it's cold out.  If it
stalls on the low or medium speed it will certainly  burn out the reduction
resistor which is very pricy.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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