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After blending with the nutri bullet there is a burnt plastic smell coming from the power base.
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The blade assembly can fail and does not rotate freely, then you get additional friction overloading the motor, hence the smell and smoke. The blade assembly fails regular,
Karen, could be the motor bearing or the motor winding etc. Unless you take it apart using these guides it will only be a guess.