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Re: Question from a ROOKIE Team
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Originally Posted by operationpeacce View Post
We have been having some problems with our Jaguar Motors. The problems started when one of our four motors refused to work. We tried to replace the PWM cables and nothing.... Next, we tried to change its port, NOTHING.... Finally, we just replaced it and the new one works fine. We would have been all set except the same thing happend to the Jaguar right next to it. We don't know what is wrong.. Have any suggestions?
We're gonna need some more details.

What motors were they driving? How exactly did they stop working? What were the lights doing? Are your limit switch jumpers in place?

I'd suspect metal shavings or something similar if two devices in proximity suddenly stop working. Clean the Jags out with some compressed air, thoroughly.

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