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Old 01-03-2015, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Frank7 View Post
It sounds like worn brushes in the motor, that usually is the first sign with worn brushes.
You may have a weak connection and light brush spring tension.
If it is not corrected that electric sputter may harm your controller.
Frank, you were right. I pulled the motor out yesterday and found 1 brush completely frozen in the brush holder and another brush a little frozen. I was able to free up the frozen brushes and now it's running fine. Even got another 1 MPH out of it. Man, that motor is heavy! I'll replace the brushes and the brush holder at a later date. Thanks again!