Chassis Swap-Around

[dacaur]

That motor has 0 timing, so you will be fine.

 

[SnoopMaxx]

hey Rock_abuser a vid is a good idea.... I´ll look in to that "thumbsup"

And dacaur I never meant to offend any one
I was just trying to help

Why the snarkey attitude? There are several chassis flip threads here, so until the mods decide to sticky the best thread, people are going to have to keep searching. Snoopmaxx's info is helpful to someone hung up on flipping their axles around instead of swapping ESC wires around.

thanks Pete ;-)

 

[Django]

I successfully got my axles flipped, thanks to this thread. I read and re-read the Chassis Flip Guide several times but there's too much clutter in that thread and it didn't "click" until I found this explanation.

Of course, now it all makes perfect sense. :roll:

+1 on combing these two threads into a sticky or something. Short, concise and to the point.


"thumbsup"

Rooster Crawler with Novak 55t motor. Rather flip than run my motor backwards. 16 screws don't scare me as much as the alternative. To each their own though.

 

[murderface]

any motor will work in reverse if it will go backwards it will work another bonus to reversing the wires is that the reverse delay is now the forward delay so you can prevent a backward flip alot easier if you start rocking back just nail reverse and youre still on your wheels. i made a custom chasis and i still run reversed wires because of that and because i like the spur in the back since its unprotected

 

[dacaur]

any motor will work in reverse if it will go backwards it will work another bonus to reversing the wires is that the reverse delay is now the forward delay so you can prevent a backward flip alot easier if you start rocking back just nail reverse and youre still on your wheels. i made a custom chasis and i still run reversed wires because of that and because i like the spur in the back since its unprotected

Well, while any motor WILL run bacward, (we do have reverse) If a motor is timed it will wear out much faster if you run it backward (the brushes), and will not be as fast. That said of course, the stock motor isnt timed, nor are lathe motors so no worries.

Reversing the motor wires will keep the reverse delay in reverse. Switching the reverse switch on the TX will put the reverse delay on forward...

:roll:

 

[flybynighter]

any motor will work in reverse if it will go backwards it will work another bonus to reversing the wires is that the reverse delay is now the forward delay so you can prevent a backward flip alot easier if you start rocking back just nail reverse and youre still on your wheels. i made a custom chasis and i still run reversed wires because of that and because i like the spur in the back since its unprotected

well i flipped my chassis last night and this part has me lost. i reversed my wires and put the front axles in the rear and rear to the front cuz i got my servo mounted on my axle. it acts just like it did before the swap?? did you reverse the wires or did you use the throttle reverse switch on the remote?

 

[murderface]

maybe it was just the remote but i know my trans is in backward

 

[flybynighter]

maybe it was just the remote but i know my trans is in backward

i may be misunderstanding what your saying but if you flipped your chassis wouldn't everything be in backward?

 

[dacaur]

well i flipped my chassis last night and this part has me lost. i reversed my wires and put the front axles in the rear and rear to the front cuz i got my servo mounted on my axle. it acts just like it did before the swap?? did you reverse the wires or did you use the throttle reverse switch on the remote?

If the reverse delay is now a forward delay, he used the reverse switch on his transmitter and did not swap wires. Whether using the reverse switch or swapping wires the drivetrain will still run backward. Swapping wires keeps the brakes and reverse delay in the proper direction. I swapped wires on mine and left the switch alone. I like brakes....

 

[flybynighter]

im not having any problems with mine. im just trying to understand how his went. i swapped wires on mine and it works as it did before like i wanted, the thing thats confused me was that he said he swapped wires and its doing the opposite of mine. im just trying to clarify for myself and anyone else who may be reading and getting confused by it. sorry if im being a pain in the a$$, its not intentional.

 

[murderface]

ok i'm an idiot i didnt swap any wires i just used the reverse switch in my remote i hope that clears things up for you