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BrianG · 04.24.2007, 11:28 PM

OH, when you push in the wires on the motor... I must have missed that part. Well, never mind about the circuit board then.

Since motors are very simple, there are one of three possibilities that I can think of:

1) One of the connectors on the end of the wires might have a cracked solder joint. I would try unsoldering the connectors, cleaning out as much of the old solder on the wire and connector as possible, and then resoldering the connector back on. Better yet, use new connectors if you have them.

2) The inside of one or more connectors is dirty causing a weak or broken connection. You can either try to clean the connectors or replace them. Just don't cut them off the motor wires, unsolder them.

3) As you know, the motor consists of several windings whose ends are brought outside the motor for hookup. The wires on the end actually consist of several seperate wires. If one of those wires is broken, then the coil it is attached to won't work. Since the coil wires are solid wires, they don't like to be repeatedly bent/unbent. With the constant bouncing around, one of the wires might have eventually broken. If this is the case, your motor is most likely shot.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	04.24.2007, 11:28 PM OH, when you push in the wires on the motor... I must have missed that part. Well, never mind about the circuit board then. Since motors are very simple, there are one of three possibilities that I can think of: 1) One of the connectors on the end of the wires might have a cracked solder joint. I would try unsoldering the connectors, cleaning out as much of the old solder on the wire and connector as possible, and then resoldering the connector back on. Better yet, use new connectors if you have them. 2) The inside of one or more connectors is dirty causing a weak or broken connection. You can either try to clean the connectors or replace them. Just don't cut them off the motor wires, unsolder them. 3) As you know, the motor consists of several windings whose ends are brought outside the motor for hookup. The wires on the end actually consist of several seperate wires. If one of those wires is broken, then the coil it is attached to won't work. Since the coil wires are solid wires, they don't like to be repeatedly bent/unbent. With the constant bouncing around, one of the wires might have eventually broken. If this is the case, your motor is most likely shot.