Question? Brushless Motors. How To Tell If They Are Faulty

Discussion in 'The Chat Room' started by smakmeharder, Sep 29, 2014.

By smakmeharder on Sep 29, 2014 at 7:03 PM
  1. smakmeharder

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    Can anyone tell me how to check a brushless motor without actually connecting it to an ESC and potentially blowing the ESC up?
     
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Discussion in 'The Chat Room' started by smakmeharder, Sep 29, 2014.

    1. Manyc

      Manyc Well-Known Member

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      What motor is faulty?
       
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      LOL dont worry, its not the xnova!... My old TREX 700 motor took a bit of a beating and I dont really want to power it for fear of blowing the ESC....So I was wondering if there was a way to test it without connecting an ESC...
       
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      Spin the can by hand making sure the wires are not touching and feel for resistance when the motor tures over then connect the 3 motor wires together and turn the motor over again you should feel more resistance with the wires connected if it feels the same than you've probably got either a short or open circuit
       
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