On 24/03/11 08:48, Rob wrote:
> How well does an electric motor handle sea water ?.
Probably not well - sea water is conductive and corrosive.
> I'm guessing it would kill the motor pretty quickly.
Should run for a while - even possibly a long while depending on all
sorts of factors. But the motor would be ruined.
> So , a serious question , could you please tell me what happens to an electric motor if it gets wet while running , and/or gets wet , and is then turned on ?.
If it was wet with clean fresh water, nothing. It would run and dry
out. Salt water would rapidly cause things to corrode.
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