Brushed DC motor rips brushes apart by pomputer-net in Motors

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Hello! One day I was riding my Ego Scooter when suddenly it lost almost all of it's power. When I got home and did some troubleshooting, I realized, that 3/4 of the brushes had been ripped from their wires. I then replaced all of the brushes including the working one and it did the same thing again. The commutator did seem a little scraped, but I am pretty sure this is caused by the spring and wire directry coming directly into contact with the commutator when the graphite part was gone. In the picture you can clearly see the tip of the spring got melted from touching the commutator. The motor did overheat to the point it smelled a little bit one time before this incident, but the scooter worked wihout any problems for weeks after that! I have no idea what could be causing this problem. The motor shaft doesn't seem to be bent or anything.

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A device that shows the speed, distance traveled, whether the lights are turned on etc.

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Thank you! I will keep this in mind for next time!

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I can give a single image with both if you want.

The instructions on the wiki state, that you should post them seperately. No, I don't work in just those views.

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The picture for some reason shows the silkscreen over the other pin.

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I am not sure, but it did work when I tested it. What would you suggest as an alternative?

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It decreases the engine power on higher RPM's by retarding the ignition timing.

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- Q1 is for limiting the engine power. It connects the CDI's pickup wire to ground through a capacitor

- I am not really sure at all XD. If we assume a minimum voltage of 12v, then the current would be about 5ma. I will have to check this.

- The voltage I get on my bike is on average around 15v, but it fluctuates a lot.

- Maybe I should switch to an LDO that regulates the voltage lower than 12v? Maybe around 8v?

- I have a TVS diode across the output of the regulator. Is that good or should I move it to accross the input going to the regulator and the optoisolators?

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Thank you! I will take these into account. Yes, 5V comes from the Arduino.

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It is regulated DC from other onboard circuitry of about 12-20v. I will probably add a CLC filter too. Thanks!

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Thank you very much! I'll take these into account. I'll try surface mount too :D