Originally Posted by
neospirit
Need a little help on LRP x12L 5.5. I tested the motor without load on the Velineon vxl3 and MMM, the motor runs fine, but when I put it in the truck, it flutters and doesn't go. The motor and battery wires get hot. Any ideas? I have ran the truck with other motors and it runs fine.
If the wires are getting hot rather quickly... most likely a de-magnetized rotor.