Assembling a BLDC motor [serious]

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There are some nice tidbits of information in here about repairing a broken winding

NESE modular jumper - Dragon MTB build

motors I used some downtime to investigate this “cricket-chirp” sound I’ve been hearing from one motor. It started on my last build, before its untimely death, and continues after the move to this build. It wasn’t so bad that it was concerning, but more an issue that it masks any other noises that might end in worse problems. At one point I slammed that motor into a rock, so it doesn’t surprise me that there’s an issue. After some investigation, there seems to be some shaft misalignment - I …

and the aspirin trick

Wire enamel removal with aspirin