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

[Steve Gaarder <gaarder ecovillage ithaca ny us>]

Is there a way to test for this?  IIRC the armature has very low 
resistance to begin with.

thanks,

Steve

On Sat, 10 Sep 2016, Harold Zimmerman - Clean Power Supply wrote:

> Sounds like the symptoms of a shorted armature.
>
> On September 10, 2016 at 3:15pm -0400, you 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?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Steve Gaarder
>
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