dirtdad
1 kW
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- Mar 2, 2008
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I rode my MAC motor in a light rain / drizzle for about 12 miles. It worked fine for the next few days, about another 30 miles, then it started to run rough and turned off after a few seconds. It was definitely a hall sensor issue, but I had not rearranged the connectors, so I presumed a bad connection. I did continuity testing on my connectors, they were fine. I opened the motor to inspect the hall sensors, and a small puddle of water came out of my motor. I dried it off and let it air dry and put it together and retested. No change to the problem.
I am hoping I just need to give it more time to dry off. Nothing in the motor seems like it would be permanently damaged by getting wet, but clearly something didn't like it. (Of course you don't want it to get wet to start with). The Hall sensor PC board only has traces to the Hall sensors, no components of its own. Could the hall sensors have gotten destroyed by water? Or is it possible the motor will work after letting it fully dry out?
Waterproofness of the motor is another issue I may start in another thread.
I am hoping I just need to give it more time to dry off. Nothing in the motor seems like it would be permanently damaged by getting wet, but clearly something didn't like it. (Of course you don't want it to get wet to start with). The Hall sensor PC board only has traces to the Hall sensors, no components of its own. Could the hall sensors have gotten destroyed by water? Or is it possible the motor will work after letting it fully dry out?
Waterproofness of the motor is another issue I may start in another thread.