(ET) Annual motor sacrifice....

[Christopher Zach <czach computer org>]

Well, fired up the deck for the Elec-trak today. This time it was stored 
flat, dry shed all winter. And not cleaned with water before storage :-)

Did the front yard, turned off the deck. Came back, turned on, *CRUNCH*. 
Turned off, checked motors. Center motor would not turn. Pulled motor, 
one of the magnets had come unglued and disintegrated. Just like that, 
didn't hit a twig.

*sigh*. Put spare motor in deck. Anyone want to either trade a broken 
magnet but good brushes and armature large motor for a small motor 
armature (I have a good shell, shorted armature)?

Chris