[RyanN]

I think it was a bad motor. It was a FP motor from a few years ago (white case) The Victor was brand new, the wire was brand new, and the battery was charged.

For the Victor blinking, I think it was caused by a messed up signal from the controller because the vibration from the motor caused the controller to lose power from the AA battery pack.

This is all theoretical, but that's the best I can come up with.

I have also used Victors with VEX controllers before without issues. But this is a different VEX controller, different Victor, different motor, and different battery.