Ok, I'm going to pick up a meter today and try checking from the current controller to the motor and see if it's passing any current. If it is, then I should be able to assume it's the motor, correct? A friend told me I should take the leads BEFORE the current controller and touch them directly to the motor and see if I get anything - in order to test the motor. Has anyone else ever bypassed the controller by installing a switch in its place?