Direct drive not working under load

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I overvoltrage a 48 volt to 60 volts. It worked for while until a misty rain day and the motor wires fired. Repaired the wires and motor not working under load now. Lift the bike and motor runs normally. What could be the problem?
 
If "motor wires fired" means the wiring from controller to motor caught on fire, it usually means the phase and/or hall signals shorted together, which typically blows up halls in the motor and FETs in the controller. Often when FETs are blown the gate drivers also get damaged.

Sometimes damages other parts of the controller, or even the other 5v-powered devices on the system depending on exactly what shorts in the cable and the sequence of failures.
 
If "motor wires fired" means the wiring from controller to motor caught on fire, it usually means the phase and/or hall signals shorted together, which typically blows up halls in the motor and FETs in the controller. Often when FETs are blown the gate drivers also get damaged.

Sometimes damages other parts of the controller, or even the other 5v-powered devices on the system depending on exactly what shorts in the cable and the sequence of failures.
If "motor wires fired" means the wiring from controller to motor caught on fire, it usually means the phase and/or hall signals shorted together, which typically blows up halls in the motor and FETs in the controller. Often when FETs are blown the gate drivers also get damaged.

Sometimes damages other parts of the controller, or even the other 5v-powered devices on the system depending on exactly what shorts in the cable and the sequence of failures.
The motor works with no load, wheel off the ground after rewire. Once under load it makes crunchy noise.
 
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