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#75630 03/06/07 05:25 PM

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Admittedly, I don't have much experience in motors, but I'm working on it. What I'd like to know is this. Is a motor controller really just a relay with an overload protection device?

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#75631 03/06/07 06:38 PM

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More likely a "contactor" with OL relay device.

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