Re: What should you do with a stuck motor?

On Wed, June 29, 2005 4:19 pm, Jordan Bradford said:
> Last night I had a new-style 9V motor attached directly to a 40-tooth gear that
> was turning an 8-tooth gear. There was a fair amount of torque involved, and my
> motor stalled after a while. Now the thing won't turn unless I really force it.
> What should I do? Should I call LEGO and have them send me a new one? Should I
> take it apart and try to fix it? What happened to it, anyway?
>
> The motor in question is from a Mindstorms 2.0 kit, and the number on the bottom
> is 43362.
>

The folks at LEGO are VERY good about replacing messed up motors.  I've done it all
on-line, before.

Steve