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Overheating Drum Motor

The Skywalker is no stranger to overheating issues. One of the first big issues was thermal runaway due to overheating thyristor. Now with the increasing reports of E3 errors and drum motors no longer turning the issue of overheating drum motor is the next big issue that needs to be tackled. 


The drum motor gets hot to the point where it's causing plastic internal gears to strip

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Several users reporting temperatures as high as 127C. With a thermocouple placed on the body of the motor and labeled under ET I had reached drum motor temps up to 122C. 

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Because the  motor is enclosed with not wat