eVaDeR85
08-28-2005, 08:14 PM
Well today I decided to get my evader out and run it a couple of times to cycle the battery and see if I still had my good old driving skills. Everything went great, motor seemed fine, which I figured it should be since I just got it a few weeks ago and it has maybe 10 runs on it if that. Well I decided I would clean up my truck and oil bearing. etc.etc. So I get to the motor and start taking the endbell of my Brand New Speed Gems Pro Amber motor and pull the arm out and to my horror I see that somewhere along the road, be it this last run or another one at another time, a rock as it appears has been flung inside my endbell and chewed a a couple of the windings up. It wasnt shorted out but one wire was completely broke and another was nicked but still intact. I cant even begin to describe how I felt when I saw it. Its like the life just drained from me when I saw it. Anyway, I tried repairing the broken wire by laying a bead of solder over it while holding it back with a pair of pliers as to make sure it was still wound tight. So far after one run its held and the motor feels great and strong but now I believe im just gonna buy another arm as soon as I can make it back to my LHS. I just wanted to tell my story, I needed a place to vent. Anyone ever had similar experiences?