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Post by stancejontland on Jul 16, 2018 4:31:18 GMT -5
whats up guys. so i have a cheap 6 rotor drone and all of the sudden the one motor just stopped working. swapped batteries and nothing new. but i noticed if i run the motors and push the one bad rotor around it would start to spin. but when i turned off the other motors and try to get it to run again on its own it wouldn't.. and now i have no turns or anything. so i tried to test the motor with a battery and 2 wires and it didn't make it spin. just powered the whole drone up. the other rotors didn't spin but all the lights came on. if anyone has any idea what i can try or do let me know!
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Post by FrankenMech on Jul 26, 2018 11:40:58 GMT -5
Brush wear. Replace the brushes, clean the armature if possible, or just replace the motor.
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Post by stancejontland on Aug 1, 2018 15:51:59 GMT -5
the company offers replacements but there customer service is trash. i tried to clean the motor but dont really know how to. i hooked up a battery direct to the motor and it wouldn't spin at all. i think it may have spun a half turn but it could have been my hand moving too.
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Post by jackrides on Aug 1, 2018 15:54:20 GMT -5
Disassemble the motor and show a pic of the parts.
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Post by stancejontland on Aug 3, 2018 2:41:22 GMT -5
the motor it self cant be taken apart but i can take the motor out of the shell or whatever you wanna call it
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Post by FrankenMech on Aug 3, 2018 5:11:54 GMT -5
Replace all the motors or get another drone.
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Post by stancejontland on Aug 3, 2018 12:37:42 GMT -5
Can't find replacement motors i can actually buy though.
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Post by stancejontland on Aug 3, 2018 13:00:06 GMT -5
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Post by FrankenMech on Aug 3, 2018 13:40:45 GMT -5
They look like a general type of Mabuchi motors. They are throw-away motors used in many products. If you cannot find replacements then the drone probably needs to be replaced, they don't last forever.
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Post by stancejontland on Aug 3, 2018 15:57:30 GMT -5
I have to just throw away an entire drone because of 1 motor? So i can search those motors and possibly get one? Can you find me a link to one by any chance?
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Post by ryan_ott on Aug 3, 2018 16:07:21 GMT -5
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Post by stancejontland on Aug 3, 2018 17:04:35 GMT -5
Wow thanks man. Really wish i could buy one but if another one goes out i can use them. Ok so update. I took a spare motor ae hooked it up to my drone and sure enough it spun. So what could make the old motor stop working. Or how can i coax it into coming back to life?
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Post by AtariGuy on Aug 4, 2018 0:33:41 GMT -5
Could simply be the microelectronics in them units had a mild voltage spike and nuked. Or shoddy chinese craftsmanship led to its early demise - they are made of chopsticks and fish oil and other chinesium...
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Post by FrankenMech on Aug 4, 2018 2:44:14 GMT -5
Google "Mabuchi motor". I am not going to hold your hand for a fool's errand.
If you find a replacement, replace all 4 motors. If one has worn out all the others are close to failure. Uneven performance due to replacement motors not being an exact replacement will cause drone flight problems. A new motor, even if exactly matched, will perform differently than used motors.
Those motors are throw-away motors.
Buying a new drone is probably cheaper than replacement motors.
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Post by stancejontland on Aug 4, 2018 15:25:18 GMT -5
uhh no the drone was 150 bucks. so yeah not cheaper. and its not a quadcopter its a hexacopter. i dont need my hand held just looking for help.
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