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Old 05-22-2010, 05:09 PM   #1
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Default Novak Goat 21.5t Motor Problem. HELP!!

So, early this morning I installed a brand new Novak Goat system in my buddies LCC. We headed to the rocks and everything worked fantastic for 45 minutes. All of a sudden, everything locked up. When applying throttle, the wheels would only glitch in either direction. Ok, the gears must be locked up for some reason. We headed home and took out the motor to spin the gears by hand, and sure enough, everything was free and working. I then turned on the power to try the motor itself, and it still would only glitch in either direction. So, I presume there is something wrong with the motor, because the ESC reads everything normal. What could be the problem?
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Old 05-22-2010, 05:21 PM   #2
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Have you tried to invert the cables of the motor???
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Old 05-22-2010, 06:14 PM   #3
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Have you tried to invert the cables of the motor???
Care to elaborate? I have no idea what inverting the cables is.
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Check the sensor wire from the ESC to the motor.
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Old 05-22-2010, 06:52 PM   #5
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Check the sensor wire from the ESC to the motor.
Sensor wire looks good. That was one of the first things I looked at. All wires look perfect and the ESC is displaying the solid red as if everything is normal. I tried the 1 touch programming again with no positive results.
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are u talking about the 18.5t ballistic crawler? mine did the same thing, its on its way back to novak, i couldnt figure out what was wrong with it so i just sent it back
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sounds like the sensor its self is messed up
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are u talking about the 18.5t ballistic crawler? mine did the same thing, its on its way back to novak, i couldnt figure out what was wrong with it so i just sent it back
It's the 21.5t ballistic. It will probably be going to Novak on Monday. Did they quote you a timeframe on how long to get it back?
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It's the 21.5t ballistic. It will probably be going to Novak on Monday. Did they quote you a timeframe on how long to get it back?


oh, u said 18.5t originally...

any way, they said it would be about 3 weeks after they recieve it, could be shorter, all work is done in order that it arrives, so its hit and miss to be accurate
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oh, u said 18.5t originally...

any way, they said it would be about 3 weeks after they recieve it, could be shorter, all work is done in order that it arrives, so its hit and miss to be accurate
My bad, your right. I changed the title now to the 21.5t.
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