Wilderness Energy Hub Motor question

[Hybrid_Trike]

My Wilderness Energy BL-36 electric bike kit was delivered today. Unfortunately, the rim was so badly damaged in shipment, that it required replacement. When I placed the motor in the front fork with the bike upside down, I noticed that it does not spin nearly as easily as the bicycle front wheel does. Does any one know if this is normal for the hub motor?

Thanks

[Radical Brad]

Sounds damaged to me. Although it might only make a single revolution (due to eddy currents) on a spin, it should certainly not be stiff in any way.

Oh, if you spin a hubmotor in reverse with a controller connected, there will be a huge resistance as current shorts across the FETs and diode.

Brad