:/ brilliant thanks for you help I'll check it out soon as I'm back home, The guy I bought it from seems very genuine, and has been on the phone a few times, so I doubt he would of sold me a dud, but hey never know,

I'm hoping it's a dodgy cable,

Just to clarify, when everything is powered down should the motors move freely??

Just to clarify, when everything is powered down should the motors move freely??

When the controller is switched off then YES the motors can easily be rotated by hand.

Tweakie.