One Motor Not Spinning After Successful Motor Setup

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@Bjarbz

Any idea on what the red LED blinking even after motor setup can be mean on the VESC?

Not 100%. What you could do is look in the faults Tab if you see anything (or enter “faults” in the termina) Although i think the vesc clears the faults after a power cycle. Worth a shot.

@Bjarbz

wont spin as freely as it used to as it has some resistance similar to when a motor burns out.

have you done the shorted phases test yet?

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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…

For the RED blinking vesc, can you still connect to it properly?