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Setting up dual motors
When setting up dual motors spinning in opposite directions, which wires should I use from the motor to the ESC on the left hand motor assuming the right motor will be hooked up via its normal polarity?
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Wow you confused me!
What is "normal polarity"?
If this is brushless setup, hook up the 3 esc/motor wires. If it's not spinning in the desired direction, swap any 2 of the 3 esc/motor wires and the direction will change.
Left motor should spin cw, right motor should spin ccw -
Sorry for the confusion. I would think normal polarity would be cw, ie; right motor cw, left motor ccw. But your saying that that is opposite of my thought. My concern was if I was to experiment with the connections while the batteries were connected and "live", I would risk frying an ESC while changing the connections to get the rotation correct. Thanks for clearing that up for me. I appeciate your help as I am a bit new to a dual setup!Comment
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- Ignore the word "polarity" thats confusing.
- Normal motor direction is ccw (single motor applications).
- In a twin you want the props to rotate towards each other. (Left (port) motor - CW; Right (Starboard) - CCW)
- NO don't swap the motor connection with the batteries connected, that's a no no....
Hook all the wires up, check direction. if right leave it alone, if wrong dis-connect batteries, swap 2 of the 3 leads and hook power back up. Takes 10 seconds.Comment
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Fantastic info! Thanks for the point in the right direction! I aapreciate it!Comment
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