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A motor that runs on DC only

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A small auxiliary motor used to bring the main motor up to speed

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The main cooling fan

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A motor used to reverse the direction\n\n

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A small auxiliary motor used to bring the main motor up to speed

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What is a Pony motor in the context of starting a Synchronous motor?

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