gws flight packs
There's not much that can go wrong with the GWS ESC... The only cause for failure I've heard of has been operator error. (excess voltage applied, reversed polarity of the battery, trying to run excess load on too small an ESC.... each will burn the thing up.)
The function is simple:
Turn on the TX, plug in the battery to the ESC (or turn on the switch if you installed one)
Set to full throttle for appx 5 sec.
Set to 0 throttle. (may require up to 5 sec... usually just putting it to 0 is all that you need)
The system is now ready.
If you fail to move the trim lever to full (and/or to 0) as you move the stick, sometimes the ESC will not sense that you went through the initialization sequence. (which is probably why it works in "reverse" mode and not normal... I bet you left the trim lever at full.)