Motor wont spin

[Krawler23]

Originally Posted by Cordwood

Don't be a *****...

Do what I said, mark stuff with a sharpie and we can help you put it back together.

I am gonna do it, just was a little leery since this is my first attempt at it and didnt feel like breaking a fairly new motor . I will be looking towards you guys for help tho.

[SINister]

Well look at it this way if you don't get the blockage out it's just a paper weight anyway. Besides if you can do it in less then 15 min EddieO will let you rub his feet.

Post up if you need any help

[Krawler23]

I was just wondering how often must maintenance be done on a motor?

[Krawler23]

How To Rebuild A Brushed RC Motor - YouTube
This movie is great and i will open up my motor and see whats wrong.

[Krawler23]

Well I opened it up and cleaned it but didn't really find anything. I will put it back together and see if it works or not. There was some small things but that seemed like dirt or something to small to do anything but I am not sure. I guess I'll have to see.

[SINister]

Video is ok but don't do the sandpaper thing. If you look a couple pages back on the comments you'll see EddieO(teambrood) giving him a hard time over it.

If you can't find the object look through the bottom of the motor with a good light and make sure it didn't fall when the com was pulled out. It doesn't take much to stop a motor. A few months ago I was playing around after a comp and sucked a leaf into the motor and the stem stopped it cold.

Let us know how it goes.

[EddieO]

The airgap between the magnets and the arm is very small....it doesn't take much to stop it....a small grain of sand can often do it....and 99% of the time when you pull it apart, the culprit ends up falling out before you ever see it. Look for damage on the arm laminations (the green area) for damage and on the windings...

Later EddieO

Originally Posted by Krawler23

Well I opened it up and cleaned it but didn't really find anything. I will put it back together and see if it works or not. There was some small things but that seemed like dirt or something to small to do anything but I am not sure. I guess I'll have to see.

[Krawler23]

Well I pulled it apart and cleaned it and bam! It works, thanks for all the help guys, I appreciate it so much, you guys are great. It must have been the smallest little piece to sieze it up. Once again thank you so much.

[SINister]

Glad to hear your back up and running