I have not tested this as much as the pointer, but it's possible that hitting the treat option too many times during that programmed delay may overwhelm the motor

Either the motor becomes damaged if there is a period of continued use under these conditions, or the motor doesn't necessarily reset to center automatically if you exit out of the program while using the laser, which if the pointer is too far off center this seems to then break either the motor or the motor's programming

The motor that moves the laser went dead in about 5 uses

I agree that the motors are very touchy

n’t working well with the laser light and has had to be celebrated a couple of times.