Converting a 50 V motor for 24 V use
A 50 V motor can sometimes be made to run on 24 V by removing part of its winding. Never take its total resistance below about 2.5 ohms or it behaves as a short. Sand the enamel off the new wire end before soldering it to the lug.
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Source: Repairing Electro-Mechanical (EM) Coin Operated Games to 1978, Part Two, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)