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| Rob, Did you ever get any answers to this query? I also have three of the newer Technic motors that have seized. (Out of a collection of about 10 motors that's a 30% failure rate - not good!) I suspect that this may occur with lack of use rather (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) This might sound a bit silly, but it could be your electric cables. I also have a bunch of motors (most are 3-4 years old, one is 7 years old) and I use quite a bit. As far as I have noticed, they haven't had any problems. However, I have (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.technic)
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| Gaurav, Certainly isn't in my case, these motors are stalled so bad I can't get them to move at all now unless I stick a 24t gear on them and turn them by hand. Even then it requires considerable force. The cables I've tried on these motors work (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) them (...) hand. (...) When I first got my RIS, on a finny sunny christmas morning :) I eagerly built my first bot, only to watch it veer off to the right, at first I was puzzled assuming I'd messed up the power settings, but eventually I (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.technic)
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| Lego customer service is really good about this (as has been written before on this newsgroup). This is a known problem with this motor. On the suggestion of the various posters, I called up Lego Customer Service (number listed on their web site and (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) I have about 16 motors and I have had, out of the box, 6 motors DOA... Other friends have more then 20 motors with 0 failures... I can only guess that I'm cursed with motors. S@H will replace ALL your dead motors... They did for me. Once when (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.technic)
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