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<blockquote data-quote="greencajun" data-source="post: 1093399" data-attributes="member: 415480">The sad news is that today I borrowed a receiver and the result was exactly the same, the motor still would not turn west, except with the Go to Reference command. This suggests that some sort of current spike from the receiver destroyed 2 motors, my original one and the brand new one I put up yesterday. The new motor was definitely working properly when we installed it, but the problem occurred after 30 minutes of use. This probably means I'll need another new motor and a new receiver. As Channel Hopper suggested, It's possible I could fix the problem with the receiver by installing new firmware, but even with fresh firmware I don't think I could trust this receiver with another brand new motor.The manual for the motor states cryptically that the motor has &quot;current limit protection,&quot; with no further explanation. Could this possibly mean there is a replaceable fuse or breaker inside the motor?Is there any way to get a new control board for the motor? Hate to just throw away a brand new motor that works fine when it gets the proper commands.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="greencajun, post: 1093399, member: 415480"] The sad news is that today I borrowed a receiver and the result was exactly the same, the motor still would not turn west, except with the Go to Reference command. This suggests that some sort of current spike from the receiver destroyed 2 motors, my original one and the brand new one I put up yesterday. The new motor was definitely working properly when we installed it, but the problem occurred after 30 minutes of use. This probably means I'll need another new motor and a new receiver. As Channel Hopper suggested, It's possible I could fix the problem with the receiver by installing new firmware, but even with fresh firmware I don't think I could trust this receiver with another brand new motor. The manual for the motor states cryptically that the motor has "current limit protection," with no further explanation. Could this possibly mean there is a replaceable fuse or breaker inside the motor? Is there any way to get a new control board for the motor? Hate to just throw away a brand new motor that works fine when it gets the proper commands. [/QUOTE]

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