From: curd@notformail.com   
      
   Starter motors are another example. When Robot Rumble (or whatever it was   
   called) first hit the screens over 20 years ago, some green-as-grass   
   wouldbe fighting robot builders tried to use scrap auto starter motors   
   for propulsion. Probably seems like a great idea for any keen novice to   
   get started with. Again, however, these are not designed for extended use   
   and quickly burned out. Think about it: they have none of the necessary   
   cooling in terms of air vents and fins that you find in true propulsion   
   motors. They had the torque all right; all the power, low-voltage/high   
   current, but.... no good for use outside of their intended purpose.   
      
      
      
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