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Re: Problem with Motor direction

Before you do this I have a question for you. Is the "backwards" motor you observed just form looking at the two motors not hooked up to anything and seeing that they were spinning opposite directions? If so I recommend orienting the motors as they will be oriented in your robot drivetrain (usually facing opposite ways) and see if they are now both spinning "forwards" or "backwards". In a typical FRC setup the motors must be driven in opposite directions to drive straight unless the wiring is reversed on one.


The physical solution is reverse the cables running from the Motor to the Jaguar. Take the cable currently attached to the negative side of the Jaguar motor output (probably black) and attach it to the positive side of the motor output.
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