V5 Motors Broken

Posting Again, third time in a day lol. (Our team needs help dont judge lol)

So one of our V5 motors suddenly stopped working. When we tested the specific motor in the devices option on the Brain, the motor started Beeping! Help? Does anyone know how to fix it? I think we might have to open it up oof!

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Beeping as in making noise, or just flashing red?

Making Noise. I dont see any flashing red.

Oh! Well then I have no clue what that means, have you tried to contact Vex? Maybe @jpearman might know what to do, or what that means.

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your motor is most likely dead. it is deceased, no more. you my friend are in the possession of an ex-motor.

if you contact vex you might be able to get a replacement.

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If the motor is making a high pitch noise (usually when you ask it to spin on one direction but not the other), the motor has failed. As @Xenon27 said, it’s an ex-motor that’s pining for the fjords.

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Idk. Try using an ESD in the future to avoid zapping the motors.

ESD stands for electro static discharge. it’s not something you can use to prevent motors frying. and whether or not static is the cause of motors breaking isn’t yet determined.

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that’s true…