[Shop-talk] Electrical question

[Randall]

> Sometime try running a regular 120v incandescent light bulb on 240
> volts.

That's a much different situation though; not much similarity between a
permanent magnet trolling motor and an incandescent light bulb.  For one
thing, a running PM motor also acts as a generator, whose output opposes the
applied voltage, reducing the current through the motor.  

-- Randall