Stepper Motors ??

Hello,

I've recently bought second hand old Std Colors & Spots, they are in a very bad shape , not used since 2 years probably, but for what i paid it was okay .. anyway i started the mission of bringing them back to life .. i have good experience with Robe machines , but not high end , but i found that they are easier to clean and maintain ... but one problem is that i think due to the long time of inactivity 95% of the wheels Motors are stuck , so i started taking them out cleaning them and oil spraying them , some of them worked fine , but some are very weak and cant rotate the wheels or close iris , or whatever is their job .. so i just want an expert opinion , could the driver be the issue , because i'm trying to find the cheapest solution , i dont want to end up buying new motor (FINANCIAL CRISES) 10 motors per head , 60 Heads ... 600 motors .... u do the math ... so any help would be appreciated ...

Thank You
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    I understand completely.
    I guess for me getting the motor in and out takes very little time.
    most motors in a 575 take me less than 15 minutes from beginning to end.
    Especially on newer fixtures that have the split gobo rotate assembly.

    And if it were my personal time, vs "work time" it may be different.
    I have to account for work time, if I spend 20 hours working on a fixture I own, of course it is very different.


    However,
    If you are paying $70 for motors, you are getting completely ripped off.
    Motors from HES are only $43 each. (with a few exceptions)
    Almost all the 99270069-99270078 are all the same price.
    Focus/frost on the 575 are more, as well as any pan/tilt motors.

    You may also get a better price from lightparts.
    But I am not 100% sure on that one.

    Josh
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    I understand completely.
    I guess for me getting the motor in and out takes very little time.
    most motors in a 575 take me less than 15 minutes from beginning to end.
    Especially on newer fixtures that have the split gobo rotate assembly.

    And if it were my personal time, vs "work time" it may be different.
    I have to account for work time, if I spend 20 hours working on a fixture I own, of course it is very different.


    However,
    If you are paying $70 for motors, you are getting completely ripped off.
    Motors from HES are only $43 each. (with a few exceptions)
    Almost all the 99270069-99270078 are all the same price.
    Focus/frost on the 575 are more, as well as any pan/tilt motors.

    You may also get a better price from lightparts.
    But I am not 100% sure on that one.

    Josh
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