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Originally Posted by Salt1972
It ran for 2 minutes and the brand new brushes are smoked. They're gone, dust, history. What would cause that?
A poor quality imported starter/generator
The starter is a Reliance Power Parts model: 687.
1. Is the starter junk? Probably
2. Were the brushes junk? Probably
3. Is there something else wrong that could cause the starter/gen to eat brushes in less than 2 minutes? Not in my experience!
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There have been a lot of posts in the last few years with starters failing from cheaper suppliers and all the symptoms you have given point to the same scenario. I would suggest trying to source a new OEM or good used OEM unit and fit new OEM brushes.
Out of curiosity, how long before you saw the cart, had the starter been fitted and working?