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Without a mechanical load the motor accelerates until the back-emf generated by the armature nearly equals the supply voltage. On load, the speed drops and the current rises until the power taken from the supply balances the mechanical power supplied to the load.

If the armature has low resistance, the speed drop under load is not very much, so speed regulation is better if the armature resistance is lower.

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