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In a universal motor, the most common cause of brush sparking is?

asked Mar 20, 2018 by anonymous

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answered Mar 20, 2018 by anonymous

In a universal motor, the most common cause of brush sparking is open armature winding, shorted armature winding, shorted field winding, high commutator mica.

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