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A button cell may not have the power to spin it. Try a couple of AAs in series.
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That 300C reference looks useful.DC 1.5V 3V 5V 6V 6600RPM Micro RF-300C Motor Small Round?
Still gives you over 6 months before you need to put them up for xmas've ordered two dc motors, just noticed they aren't expected to arrive until 5th June though...
I've got a couple of things to fix where the motor seems to be the problem.See post #5
If the motor is jammed it will likely take more current which could cause the voltage across it to fall.
If it won't run on a 3V battery it's probably at fault. If you can get into the whole assembly you might stand a chance of finding what's wrong. It could be the reduction gears or the optical element they turn is stuck, or the motor itself, but in my limited experience the motor bit tends to be more reliable than the plastic/nylon gear trains they drive!
PS: Are you running the whole light projector off its original power supply?
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