Easy question I hope

[Returner]

Why does my nephews car go faster backwards than forwards …. What did he do wrong please ? 

[skom25]

Check motor cables and transmitter settings.

[toyolien]

Which car, and which electrics is he using?

[Returner]

Tried that … motors cables 

[Jonathon Gillham]

8 minutes ago, Returner said:

Why does my nephews car go faster backwards than forwards …. What did he do wrong please ? 

Most likely it needs the throttle reversed on the tx, and possibly swapping the motor cables over.  ESC usually give lower power in reverse and go slower in reverse.  So its probably set up so the forward input from the tx is actually telling the esc to go reverse.

[Returner]

[Returner]

7 minutes ago, Jonathon Gillham said:

Most likely it needs the throttle reversed on the tx, and possibly swapping the motor cables over.  ESC usually give lower power in reverse and go slower in reverse.  So its probably set up so the forward input from the tx is actually telling the esc to go reverse.

Thank you … how do I reverse it please ? 

[Willy iine]

36 minutes ago, Returner said:

Why does my nephews car go faster backwards than forwards …. What did he do wrong please ? 

That sounds like the story of my life, man...  

[Juggular]

49 minutes ago, Returner said:

Thank you … how do I reverse it please ? 

I'm simply elaborating what Jonathon said. You could switch the yellow and blue wires (assuming it's a brushed motor).  If the blue one wire from ESC was connected to the yellow wire from the motor, and yellow ESC to blue Motor, switch them.  So you'd have blue to blue, yellow to yellow. (Sometimes the motor wires might not be blue and yellow.) 

And then, the transmitter should have a "reverse" switch.  Old radios had a physical switch on top, or in the back or even inside the battery compartment. The below photo shows the reverse switches on the left side (please ignore the yellow circle, this photo was once used in discussing end-point-adjustment).  ST "steering" has N (normal) and R (reverse).  TH (throttle) also has N and R.   

All newer radios have a reverse function (Flysky GT3 definitely has it). 

Just that it's hidden within the menu, so you'd have to look for "servo reverse" on the transmitter.  

So the solution has two steps.  1) Switch the wires to the motor. 2) reverse the throttle (if you don't, the car will go backward when the throttle is pulled).  Hope this helps.  

 

[Returner]

Thank you for all your explaining…. Now sorted … thank you 

[toyolien]

28 minutes ago, Returner said:

Thank you for all your explaining…. Now sorted … thank you 

What was the issue in the end?

[alvinlwh]

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[Returner]

10 hours ago, toyolien said:

What was the issue in the end?

Motor wires and the TX set up wrong 

[Rinskie]

I was gonna suggest turning the body around but see you have it all sorted out.