positive negative hook up on moter

[insutama]

So i mounted my motor and the rsc (holmes hobby) and i realized that i have them backwards and i already cut the wires to size on the rsc i thought white was negative and black was positive for some stupid reason so my question is what happens if i hook up the motor backwards from the rsc ? is there a way i can change it on the controller like reverse it ? cause my understanding is if its wired backwards then forward would be reverse and reverse would be forward correct me if im wrong

[Ty@Tekin]

Originally Posted by insutama

So i mounted my motor and the rsc (holmes hobby) and i realized that i have them backwards and i already cut the wires to size on the rsc i thought white was negative and black was positive for some stupid reason so my question is what happens if i hook up the motor backwards from the rsc ? is there a way i can change it on the controller like reverse it ? cause my understanding is if its wired backwards then forward would be reverse and reverse would be forward correct me if im wrong

If it's brushed, it won't hurt anything, it'll just run in reverse. If it does, you'll need to solder them on the other way.

[badhoopty]

Originally Posted by Ty@Tekin

If it's brushed, it won't hurt anything, it'll just run in reverse. If it does, you'll need to solder them on the other way.

regardless of motor timing?

[Ty@Tekin]

Originally Posted by badhoopty

regardless of motor timing?

It'd be prudent to put the timing at 0 if possible if you have to run it reverse, running with the timing retarded too far can damage it eventually and it'll feel slow. I accidentally did it to a motor a few years ago.

[hotwheels000]

Also----Make sure the lights on the esc are ramping up the proper direction also. Meaning when you pull forward throttle you should see a green light...reverse, you should see a red light.

[insutama]

so is it okay to wire backwardsor should i remount my moter a wire it up right i have a dx 3e tx so would i just be able to reverse it on there?

[Ty@Tekin]

Originally Posted by insutama

so is it okay to wire backwardsor should i remount my moter a wire it up right i have a dx 3e tx so would i just be able to reverse it on there?

Reversing the radio will make the ESC run reverse, which you don't want to do. You want FWD on the radio to be FWD on the ESC, always.

[Calderwood]

What speed control are you using?

[insutama]

so remount the engine is the only way to fix this i take it ?