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Re: pic: What's weird with this image

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
That's a more remote possibility, but possibly true. Unless you have the exact same motors wired the exact same way, they might still turn differently. If a multimeter reads the same voltage when you put the red probe on M+ and the black probe on M-, then I would definitely agree with your assessment.

If it is bad internal LED wiring and the Talon is new, I would talk with Vex, Andymark, Cross the Road, or FIRST about getting a replacement. That LED is valuable for troubleshooting, and if all the fault codes are in flashing green, that's going to be extremely confusing.
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Originally Posted by Jonathan L. View Post
This is always backward of what the signal is. When we say forward, it turns red; When we say backward, it turns green.
Seems entirely plausible to me that the LED was simply installed backwards. Bi Color LEDs are (usually at least) 3 pin, with the center being the common Cathode, and pins 1 and 3 being the two different anodes. It would be a pretty simple mistake to install the LED 180 degrees out and have the colors reversed.
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