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mitsulancer
06-06-2005, 10:18 PM
i wanna reverse a 180size closed endbell motor for my custom dual mini motor crawler. i wanna make it like a clod and i wanta know how to reverse one of the motors. and can i use a regular esc for the 2 180 motors?

microrcdude
06-06-2005, 10:38 PM
swap the wires. (Put the negitive wire where the positive goes and vice versa)

ayk_driver
06-06-2005, 10:38 PM
u can switch the wires that go from the esc to the motor... aint gonna hurt anything......

mitsulancer
06-07-2005, 06:07 AM
o ok thx i just wanna make sure cause of that thing with timing and all

jck_ahk
06-07-2005, 03:33 PM
Watch the temp. of the reversed motor, when I ran a 280 size motor backwards on my brp car it got hot enough to melt part of the chassis. Turning the endbell 180 degrees may be your best bet.

ayk_driver
06-07-2005, 07:29 PM
Watch the temp. of the reversed motor, when I ran a 280 size motor backwards on my brp car it got hot enough to melt part of the chassis. Turning the endbell 180 degrees may be your best bet.

really? weird... i have done it to boats and cars and never run into a problem.... weirdness.......