Archived: the OG noob question thread! 😀

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@ADrum707

What’s the best way to determine if a motor is bad?

See this post

How to hand-test a BLDC motor [SERIOUS]

Sometimes if you’re buying used, or troubleshooting, and need a quick way to see if anything might be wrong, you can test a BLDC motor with only your hands. It’s not the most accurate test in the world, but catches most problems. [f5c1e17e62e9f244432bf763be93746978c88931%20(copy)] Ensure motor phase wires are not connected to an ESC or anything else. Verify the motor spins without grinding or rubbing. Put a tad of sideways stress on the shaft and push it and pull it (while turning) to veri…

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@ADrum707

Or if the remote is a problem

Connect to the VESC with USB and see if you can read the remote signal, and/or switch the two receivers and see if the problem switches sides

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@ADrum707

or if there’s an VESC issue

Assuming you’ve wired your system “duel independent drive” (with 2 remote receivers) and you’re not using CANBUS (as @Trampa recommends), you can simply switch the VESCs and see if the problem changes sides or not.