reversing 1 servo on on a servo splitter.

[Lorduss]

i had my self fooled,
i had my servo over my back axle mounted to the top of the servo arm to create the 4ws, i did some linkage rearanging today and with it now linked at the bottom of the servo arm making the wheels turn the wrong way in the back, i reversed the red and black wires on the servo splitter where it connects to the back servo lead, thinking it would reverse the other servo, well i was wrong, doesnt even let my esc funtion, i know now im creating a short,
so if anyone could kindly tell me, whats the correct wires to switch ? or other method of doing this? without buying any thing additional.

 

[Heavy]

You cannot reverse one like that. You have to purchase a reversing harness if you wan't to do it electronically. It's not as simple as reversing wires.

I'd go back to doing it like you were, or your gonna have to get a reverser.

....or you could just go ahead and get an independent rear steer setup.....

....sooner or later you'll go independant anyway...


Heavy



...not to be mean or anything.. But don't we get a post EXACTLY like this once a month or so????

 

[jwrape]

Yea, I tried the reverse wires method too and it fried my servo... I wouldn't advise doing it again.

 

[ILoveRCRockCrawlin]

just flip the servo over or put the servo horn so it is sticking up(thats sounds so wrong)

 

[SPEED_RACER]

...not to be mean or anything.. But don't we get a post EXACTLY like this once a month or so????

do a search and you'll probably find the answer

 

[romeo26]

what truck do you have??
if its the tlt youll have to flip the servo over(so its closer to the setering horn) and then you use the mounting stuff the instructions tell you to if you HAD a 3ch radio, but now the servo horn and the stearing horn is closer together!! try to use the stock link that the instructions told you to put on if you didnt have 4ws, and if that link didnt work then make one to fit!!


i think this will work. if i do it soon(3-4 days) ill try to get pics of it.

 

[quickster47]

Not good

When you reverse the red and white wires on the servo, you are reversing the power and the signal and that is not a good thing. Good possibility you can FRY the electronics.

 

[Cake Eater]

...not to be mean or anything.. But don't we get a post EXACTLY like this once a month or so????

You were right... It was almost a month ago. Three weeks to be exact. :mrgreen:

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10932

 

[microgoat]

a real easy way to reverse your rear servo is to use two different brands, i.e. Futaba front and Hitec rear. they rotate in opposite directions given the same input. no fancy reversing harness needed!

 

[JasonInAugusta]

I've been using this one for years...

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Shop/ByCategory/Product/Default.aspx?ProdID=EXRA325

What's cool is that it allows you to adjust the center point of the rear servo once you've adjusted the front.

Any steering trim adjustments made at the radio will effect both servos. If the rear is out of alignment once trim changes are made at the radio, just adjust the Y-harness to get the vehicle to track straight.

 

[Heavy]

I've been using this one for years...

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Shop/ByCategory/Product/Default.aspx?ProdID=EXRA325

Yep. That's a good one. I've had one for a while too... Matter of fact I bought one because of your review of the RCGuy gecko 2 in RCDriver.

Matter of fact.. I think I pretty much copied that rig.. That was my introduction to radio controlled crawling.

Dude... You are my mentor! You are the reason for my addiction!

Damn... This got weird.. Umm, Thanks?



Heavy

 

[JasonInAugusta]

You didn't use the bajas, did you? :lol:

 

[nd4spdbh]

just a thought could you not just flip the positive and negative on the servo motor and then flip the 2 outside wires on the potentiometer i think that would work... cus the motor would be spining the opposite way and the potentiometer would be revered also.... a potentiometer is just somthing that shows a change in resistance... im pretty sure it would work...ill have to try it on a pos servo

what is a really really high torque servo for under a 100 bucks?

 

[Heavy]

Naa.. Couldn't afford them.. That was the only difference.

I used the stock Clod tires with bb's. After I joined RCCrawler I learned to run 'em backwards, cut 'em up, and narrow wheels.

My first set of aftermarket wheels were narrowed duallys.... ugh.


Heavy