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Re: I have a micromotor that wont turn, how do I fix it?
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 29 May 2006 21:22:23 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
> I bought a red micromotor from a local second hand lego shop and it wont
> spin even when I apply power from a battery box that quite happily powers
> my other electrical parts.
> Anyone got any suggestions on how to make it work (or is it a case of "take
> it back to the shop and tell them its defective"?)
The brushes may be touching each other. You can find out by either opening it or
measuring the resistance between its terminals. My dad fixed one of my
micromotors by opening it, separating the brushes and making a jig out of wire
to keep them apart while closing the motor.
http://tipionline.netfirms.com/lego/micromotor.html
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| I bought a red micromotor from a local second hand lego shop and it wont spin even when I apply power from a battery box that quite happily powers my other electrical parts. Anyone got any suggestions on how to make it work (or is it a case of "take (...) (18 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.technic)
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