You know you're having a bad day when.....

[Incredible_Serious]

This. Was just confirming function of a truck I sold, just before packing it up..... wasn't working smoothly, then zzzzzzzzzz, spinning sound, and no drive.

Lucky I have a spare.....but another strip down and rebuild before this gets posted..... dagnammit!

Thanks for letting me vent.

Alex

[shodog]

I hate when that happens. A mechanical breakdown eating into your profits

[Incredible_Serious]

I hate when that happens. A mechanical breakdown eating into your profits

First time I've ever seen the shaft of a motor snap.... now I have a motor can that needs a new armature.... a.k.a. a fancy paperweight!

Alex

[bully]

Mate me too,had a 0.71 shaft that has threads that don't go on or off just straight for one turn,and a 1.65 turnbuckle with the threads opposite of the usual orientation...

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

That sucks Alex, but it could always be worse...

[Coelacanth]

I hate when that happens. A mechanical breakdown eating into your profits

First time I've ever seen the shaft of a motor snap....

Wow, that's a first for me, too.

[RC10th]

I've seen it when small rocks get jammed in the gears or if using small pinions that come loose, the grub screw will snap it off nearly every time if it hits the gear. I haven't seen a 5mm shaft break but plenty of 1/8".

[GoMachV]

Did the same thing to my cnc spindle a month ago.

[Incredible_Serious]

Did the same thing to my cnc spindle a month ago.

I can just hear you when it happened..... "Oh snap!".....

[GoMachV]

I did call it (and it's mother) some names that aren't very nice.

[Incredible_Serious]

I did call it (and it's mother) some names that aren't very nice.

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[Diamond Dave]

I hate when that happens. A mechanical breakdown eating into your profits

First time I've ever seen the shaft of a motor snap.... now I have a motor can that needs a new armature.... a.k.a. a fancy paperweight!

Alex

I had that happen many many years ago with a very old brushed motor. I was living in a place with a heated underground garage having some fun with an old Losi truck.

Second battery into the fun, SnAp! I could not believe what was laying on the floor. Swapped the motor out and kept going. I was kind of amazed really.