Adriatic posted:You could also use a rectifier or diodes to run it FWD (or rev) only if you wanted to.
You just need to turn the ac to dc to get motion only; a couple of bucks and you'd know if the motor was still good
(general purpose diodes or a bridge rectifier, 6a or larger, dirt cheap)
A 9v battery could likely test the motor if there was no weight on the weels.
I realize this (and if we still had a radio shack locally I might have gone the rectifier route, at least temporarily), but by the time I tossed in an electronic E-unit to run it conventionally with reversing capabilities, I'd be over halfway to an ERR DC commander anyway, so figured it was the best route.
Testing with a 9v battery sounds like a great idea, and I'll probably give that a try tonight!
