[Jackarutu]

Decimator 3000:

“I just bought this gun 3 weeks ago for quite a bit of money and needless to say I'm more than a bit frustrated.”

If I’m safe to assume that means the weapon was a new one (not a used one) then . . .

1. First it’s not beyond the realm of possibility that you do indeed have a shorted motor and it needs to be replaced but if you do you must be the most unlucky person in your town.

2. But that would be the last item on my list of suspects of what could be wrong with your weapon

3. True you could have gotten a faulty put together motor from the factory but the chances of that seem very slim to me.

4. You have to do one heck of a lot of shooting to wear out a motor to the point it would cause a direct short.

5. Striped pinion gears are a much more common motor failure but they don’t cause a short.

6. Before you condemn the motor look for shorts where the wiring could be pinched between the casting halves of the gearbox or anywhere else the B+ could short to the common.