Originally Posted by gunrunnerjohn:
That won't actually reverse the direction of the motor, right?
It will. You would be reversing the entire circuit, the field will obviously be changing polarity, but the brushes will not.
Assign + & - labels to the field and brushes under both scenarios and it will quickly become obvious that they are changing polarity in relation to each other, as the brushes are powered by the same + & - of the rectifier at all times.
