Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-35070608-20190529133839/@comment-35070608-20190601053401

Elliottw wrote: Look, I know you've been stung twice by Revamps. But having personally handled hundreds of motors, I think FRVs are the best motors for the money right now. You could go cheaper, and you could certainly go bigger and faster, and you can definitely spend more. But in my opinion you won't get any better quality, or be any happier than having a pair of properly functioning Fang ReVamps.

So, I'm going to tread lightly here. You seem to know what you're doing. Is there a possibility you're handling the motors too aggressively ? Are you soldering them too hot ? Is your soldering technique accurate ? Are you using rosin core solder ? Are you waiting an appropriate amount of time before winding up the motors ? You said you broke a tab. Are you allowing tolerance for vibration ? Are your flywheels balanced ? Is the wire you're using flexible ? Are you getting rosin bleed ? Did you tin your leads properly ?

Look, it seems simple but there are hundreds of little variables involved in getting these things to work right. Truth is, it's actually kinda complicated. Please don't get me wrong, I really want to help.

I think you should stick with Fang ReVamps. I think we should identify the root cause of your problem. Then we can come up with a permanent solution.

What does winding the motor mean? I broke the tab on the first one because I didn't leave enough slack, but the second one burned out. It had a bit of a squeaky sound when I turned it manually.