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Originally Posted by dradel
We were taking a couple test shots with the shooter and thought we heard a noise, but weren't sure. The shooter worked after said noise, this was Saturday, this evening wanted to check how it would work with intake, and when we applied power to the motor to check rotation it made a small spark but shaft didn't turn.
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Spark?
Did you verify the motor is working correctly stand alone?
Does the gearbox rotate smoothly with out the motor?
Depending on how you were using the gearbox on your shooter, it could of damaged a bearing in it.
Does your shooter directly drive the wheel?
Some pictures of the shooter type, or description can help.
Things to list could be...
Shooter type .. Flywheel , two wheel, (benchtop grinder)
Motor Type .. CIM, BAG ...etc.
Ratio, which I believe you stated as 3:1
How power is applied to motor.. talon, victor... etc.
Only option if you wish to continue troubleshooting is with the other gearbox.
Move the gear set or ring gear form one to the other. One thing at a time and see what makes a difference in hand turning the shaft.
Then you discover which part fixes it. Then compare the parts and see what happened.
Many times when hand turning and you hit a specific snag in the rotation. Verify location by going both directions. Many times some debris is in one of the teeth. A large amount of rotations before snagging is something in the ring gear. A short amount of turn usually is in the sun or planet gears.
I have used these gearboxes in many various ways and some of time we were rough on them. They tend to hold up very well, but not bulletproof.
Good luck with this, I have many parts to those gearboxs and would gladly send them. Though I am one of the further points to offer so far.
Aloha!