Quoted from gmkalos:Well the coil windings shrink over time essentially choking the plunger
Not quite. That only happens if the coil locks on for a period of time and the coil overheats.
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Quoted from gmkalos:Well the coil windings shrink over time essentially choking the plunger
Not quite. That only happens if the coil locks on for a period of time and the coil overheats.
Quoted from gmkalos:I remember hearing something about the plastic sheathing on the copper wire over time shrinks from the heat, basically tightening up the windings on the spool? But that would make sense heat in general.
No, it doesn't shrink over time.
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