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Old 9th Apr 2019, 07:41
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Originally Posted by AlexGG
I presume the motor has some overheat/overload protection.
Probably not. What would be the point? It is a vital pitch control surface. Why would you intentionally make it unavailable because it might fail at some later time? It is better to have it available, and damage it, rather than to make it unavailable and potentially lose the entire aircraft.

I don't think there will be more than an overcurrent circuit breaker, but that is mostly to protect the wiring.


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