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03-07-2005, 09:12 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada
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|  magnetic mayhem SEIZED!
man this is not my day! i just got my ESC working perfectly and was in the break in process and all of a sudden the motor just seized up!! i took it out and i cant even turn it over by hand!!! what the hell happened/.??????
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03-07-2005, 10:38 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Grand Forks, ND
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no clue but i have never heard of that happpening before probably overheated |
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03-07-2005, 10:50 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
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Try pulling on the brushes. Make sure those aren't pressed into the comm too much. Just take a tool and push on the metal wire that goes to the brush and force the spring to flex out a little and see if that unseizes it.
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03-07-2005, 11:04 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada
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tried moving the brushess back and it's still locked up! like i mean there is not the littlest of play with it at all! it's like welded together! remeber this is brand new! just half way in threw break in, the motor never even got warm.
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03-07-2005, 11:17 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Germany north
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is the MM rebuildable ? i had a small screw between armature and can and the motor wouldnt turn  |
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03-07-2005, 11:18 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada
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hmmm you think something might have gotten into the motor to seize it?
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03-07-2005, 11:20 PM
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| 2006 2.2 National Champ   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big Bear Lake
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03-07-2005, 11:29 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada
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just check out the whole internals of the motor and guess what!! there was a metal sliver jamed between the magnet and it seized it up!!! took that out and now she spins and fires awsome!!! luckly no damage at all!
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03-08-2005, 10:35 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Germany north
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[QUOTE=BENDER] I had a motor suck a rock in and it seized it solid. [QUOTE] thats why i like my brushless motors  |
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03-08-2005, 10:42 PM
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| 2006 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big Bear Lake
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[QUOTE=EGRESSor][QUOTE=BENDER] I had a motor suck a rock in and it seized it solid. Quote:
 That was an on road car. Those days are over!! | |
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03-10-2005, 10:08 AM
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| bendforthebone Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jamul
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i had that same problem at the desert. I sucked sand in the motor and it siezed
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