Is Warp motor dead or what?

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  • zads27
    Student of Life
    • May 2001
    • 565
    #1

    Is Warp motor dead or what?

    Hey AO, well here's what happened today,
    I was cleaning my warp and all, and after I put it back together, the warp stopped working! I tried using the primer button, tapping it to trigger the vibration sensor.. nothing. The warp wheel doesn't spin, nor does the brass pulley attached to the warp motor.

    I took it apart again, still doesn't work..
    I can't figure out what's wrong with my warp, it worked fine when I took it apart the first time (spun with vibration sensor, as well as the primer button)..
    I even tried touching batteries directly to the warp motor's power leads (both polarities), nothing.

    So since I tried doing even the battery directly to the motor, and it still didn't work.. I assume the motor is dead somehow, and need to order a new one from AGD?

    Anyone have any other ideas what's wrong, how to fix/prevent in future?

    Edit: also, I feel resistance on the brass pulley when turning it, it almost makes soft "clicks" as I turn the pulley by itself. Don't quite remember if this is how it felt before, but just wanted to add this in case it was a potential problem.
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    • BlackVCG
      Grubby Owner

      • Oct 2000
      • 4956
      #2
      The motor will have resistance if you try turning it by hand. That's not a problem. Make sure you were actually touching the leads to the motor with the battery. I know it may seem like they are touching, but sometimes it's not enough to get it to spin. The motor may have gone dead, but that's not very common.

      You can order the motor from AGD for $11.00 or you can call them and tell them the problem and they'll have you send it in and fix it for free. All depends on what you want to do.
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        • zads27
          Student of Life
          • May 2001
          • 565
          #3
          Rather not send it in, cuz I installed a switch and intellifeed to the hopper connection, other random stuff AGD will get mad at me about..

          As far as directly testing the motor is concerned, I'm pretty sure I had full contact to the motor leads.. I even hooked up different 9vs to a spare 9v battery harness I had, and used that to test the motor.. nothing.

          Hopefully it's just my motor and not my board too..
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            • AGD
              The man from AGD

              • Oct 2000
              • 5916
              #4
              Unsolder the motor and bring it to Radio Shack, you can buy a new one there for about 2 bucks. Who luvs ya??

              AGD
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                • zads27
                  Student of Life
                  • May 2001
                  • 565
                  #5
                  Originally posted by AGD
                  Unsolder the motor and bring it to Radio Shack, you can buy a new one there for about 2 bucks. Who luvs ya??

                  AGD
                  WahOoOooOoOoo! thanks Tom, you rock.. dang instead of making a couple bucks by having me order it from you, you give me the cheaper alternative! talk about consumer friendly!

                  HM.... I don't suppose radio shack has SFL E-mags, for say, $100?
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                    • zads27
                      Student of Life
                      • May 2001
                      • 565
                      #6
                      What the.. I desoldered the motor leads, tested it again, and it works now! weird... i'll update after I resolder it.
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