>low inductance afaik a dc permanent magnet motor's apparent inductance increases a lot with rpm. 100 times comes to mind as something I have seen on small motors. That is why they have to make the windings low inductance for high speed. Be sure you somehow control the starting current (using active current limiting etc). Peter -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads