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Old 09-17-2007, 12:04 AM   #37
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The noise you hear is likely coming from the gearbox. An electric motor on its own makes esentially no sound. However, gears meshing together do. And the faster they move, the more noise they make. Thats only a guess though, they haven't taught me much about electric motors yet. I guess that will happen in electro-mechanical energy conversions next semester.
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