maybe it's the commutator of the drive motor, I've one customer with seven E50S with the sem controll. they don't have enough batteries and consequently run them too low and have raised the com bars on a few, they like to push loads also. the brushes don't set 90 degrees to the com and with the com raised the brushes bounce in forward, and make a clicking sound also.
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