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Old 03-12-2003, 10:18 AM
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Inertial loads increase with the square of the rpm. A simple calculation will show you that the inertial loads on the bottom end of the motor are 144% higher at 7200rpm than they are at 6000rpm. Does that answer your question on reliability? rpm makes HP but also breaks motors.
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