# Motor overload question

**URL:** <https://forum.sienci.com/t/motor-overload-question/26684>\
**Category:** 🏃🏼 Tools & Speeds\
**Created:** [July 7, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/motor-overload-question/26684 "2026-07-07T01:05:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dan1](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Dan1](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Dan1)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/motor-overload-question/26684/1 "2026-07-07T01:05:02Z")

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Hi all! I’ve have my retirement CNC a little over 3 years. I may use it 20 hours per week. My most recent project has 5 hours of V carve text on it. Both yesterday and today, I got 4 hours and 40 minutes into the carve, and my left y axis motor stopped working, ruining the carve. After cooling off (both me and the motor) it worked fine again. Do NEMA 23 motors have a thermal overload? Does the hive feel it’s the motor? The control board? The connection? The wire? Any thoughts or help would be appreciated!

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**Author:** ![gwilki](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/gwilki/32/366_2.png) [@gwilki](https://forum.sienci.com/u/gwilki)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/motor-overload-question/26684/2 "2026-07-07T01:59:38Z")

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@Dan1 What model CNC do you have? If it involves v-wheels and anti-backlash nuts, if I were you, I would check to see if either of those components is too tight.