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Title: Basic question
Post by: John Skukalek on November 01, 2024, 12:40:42 PM
When connecting the three wires from the motor to the three wires from the esc, is there a way to know how to connect them to get the rotation direction that you want? Or is it just trial and error?
Title: Re: Basic question
Post by: Steve Berry on November 01, 2024, 12:43:05 PM
Trial and error, for me. Hook it up, turn it on. Correct direction, good to go; wrong direction, switch any 2 wires.

Steve

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Title: Re: Basic question
Post by: Ken Culbertson on November 01, 2024, 03:28:49 PM
When connecting the three wires from the motor to the three wires from the esc, is there a way to know how to connect them to get the rotation direction that you want? Or is it just trial and error?
Some ESC and timers have black/white-yellow/red on both.  I normally color match them up that way with the ESC set to Nornal
 you ger right hand Rotation.  Some come with all black wires.  I think Steve has it right, it doesn't matter but I have, always swapped the red and black.  It always seems easier to swap wires than it does to program the ESC.

Ken
Title: Re: Basic question
Post by: Dennis Toth on November 16, 2024, 06:35:38 PM
If you plug them in then test the motor (no prop) to check the rotation, if wrong switch any two wires and it will reverse direction.

Best, DennisT
Title: Re: Basic question
Post by: Paul Smith on November 17, 2024, 07:08:19 AM
I worked on model changes, modernizations, and new factories in the auto industry.
With 3-phase motors the trained, professional, educated, union electricians just hooked the BIG motors up at random and "bumped" to check rotation.  I guess they could have hit it lucky half the time.
If it was possible to do damage by reversal, they disconnected the mechanical coupling first.