Answers.Body: <p>You may want to contact the LEGO customer service which will usually provide a replacement motor free of charge.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: What?! Really? Are you serious? I should check to see if they'll replace my two busted motors! I thought if your Power Functions stop working you have to buy new ones yourself. I am definitely going to see what they've got to say.
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Answers.Text: I'v had my share of replaced dead motors, so yes, I'm pretty serious. In any case, the only think you can lose is a bit of your time, since in most countries their customer service uses a free number.
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Answers.Body: <p>It seems encased. You can try to open it up, expect a short happened internally.
  Your best bet is to probably <a href="http://shop.lego.com/en-US/LEGO-Power-Functions-XL-Motor-8882" rel="nofollow">buy</a> a new one. at 10$, it isn't so bad don`t you think?</p>
  
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Answers.Text: For AFOLs, 10 bucks is not bad at all, but for kids, 10 dollars may well be a good amount of yearly income.
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Body: <p>I used the XL motor near water. Now it stopped working. Can someone tell me what I can do to fix it?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Funny, I've heard some people claim that PF motors are actually quite resistant to water and even work when immersed, so maybe that's not the cause of your problem.
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Tags: <power-functions><repair><motor>
Title: How to fix my XL motor?
UserDisplayName: Hubert
ThreadText: # How to fix my XL motor?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2012-02-17)
  
  I used the XL motor near water. Now it stopped working. Can someone tell me what I can do to fix it?
  
  **Tags:** power-functions, repair, motor
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Funny, I've heard some people claim that PF motors are actually quite resistant to water and even work when immersed, so maybe that's not the cause of your problem.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2012-02-18. Score: 5
  
  You may want to contact the LEGO customer service which will usually provide a replacement motor free of charge.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: What?! Really? Are you serious? I should check to see if they'll replace my two busted motors! I thought if your Power Functions stop working you have to buy new ones yourself. I am definitely going to see what they've got to say.  
  > **username_1**: I'v had my share of replaced dead motors, so yes, I'm pretty serious. In any case, the only think you can lose is a bit of your time, since in most countries their customer service uses a free number.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2012-02-18. Score: 4
  
  It seems encased. You can try to open it up, expect a short happened internally.
  Your best bet is to probably [buy](http://shop.lego.com/en-US/LEGO-Power-Functions-XL-Motor-8882) a new one. at 10$, it isn't so bad don`t you think?
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: For AFOLs, 10 bucks is not bad at all, but for kids, 10 dollars may well be a good amount of yearly income.  
  
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