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Re: Victors not working

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Originally Posted by jwatson12 View Post
We did hot swap at first but one victor would spin on its own without responding to joystick. The other motor would respond form idle state but only spin in one direction. PWM's were checked out. We think they are seated correctly. What else might this be? This is so strange.
If a Victor runs by itself, or if it only runs in one direction, it's probably broken. A knowledgeable technician can replace a faulty FET and fix the most common failures.
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