Having eliminated various other avenues of possible problems with my old powabyke (controller and batteries are both working fine) I finally stopped prevaricating and opened up the hub motor and it turns out my original theory about something going wrong in the motor was correct.
The area around the brushes had lots of little bits of solder and blackened stuff around it, which combined with the large burn marks around the brushes make me think something has burned out
The marked wire has only a few strands of wire with the rest of it having come loose.
On the other side of the brushes (and connected to them) there are small lengths of what look and feel like string but have a slightly metallic look which were soldered into small holes next to them. Could anybody tell me what these are?
Is there anyway I can tell whether the brushes and/or motor itself are working ok and I can simply replace the wires and resolder the braid or if the whole thing needs replaced?
Cheers
Jango
The area around the brushes had lots of little bits of solder and blackened stuff around it, which combined with the large burn marks around the brushes make me think something has burned out
The marked wire has only a few strands of wire with the rest of it having come loose.
On the other side of the brushes (and connected to them) there are small lengths of what look and feel like string but have a slightly metallic look which were soldered into small holes next to them. Could anybody tell me what these are?
Is there anyway I can tell whether the brushes and/or motor itself are working ok and I can simply replace the wires and resolder the braid or if the whole thing needs replaced?
Cheers
Jango
