Re: (ET) Motor weak and pulsing (Alltrax)

[Jim Coate <lists freerangeelectric com>]

Check the voltage on the field winding as this is happening. Measure at 
the two 1/4" spade connectors on the side of the drive motor.

On 9/10/16 3:15 PM, Steve Gaarder wrote:
> I have an E-15 with an Alltrax controller and BB-600 batteries.  All of
> a sudden the motor has become very weak and its output pulsates like the
> sound of a wheel with a flat spot.  It does this even in neutral, and
> when it's in gear it draws a lot of current (the current varies in the
> same rhythm).  Also the motor is quite hot.  Any ideas?