Originally Posted by
tankme
I've had that happen with some cheaper brushless ESCs I've had. Are there any programing functions on the ESC as in a button anywhere on it? Some of them have a reverse lockout type function that doesn't allow you to reverse until it comes to a stop.
That is indeed the problem he is having. He has the Brake of the ESC activated. In the WPL's manual should be well explained how to deactivate it.