It sounds like the magnets are spinning on the rotor. When my T8 failed (twice) it just seemed like the batteries were going flat - I had no punch out of corners, but when spooled up, it was fine.
Is it getting really hot? Both times my rotor became loose it went seriously warm (the wires unsoldered themselves off the tabs). New rotor though, and it was back to normal again.
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