# Motors reset() not consistently clearingCounts
**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/motors-reset-not-consistently-clearingcounts/873
**Category:** EV3
**Created:** [December 8, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/motors-reset-not-consistently-clearingcounts/873 "2019-12-08T21:51:37Z")
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### Author:  [@Jeff](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Jeff)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/motors-reset-not-consistently-clearingcounts/873/1 "2019-12-08T21:51:37Z")
We were having issues calling some custom gyro code in a series of calls where it seemed like the code was just being skipped some times. This was very frustrating to the students. I reviewed the code and then did some testing
example (simplified down this is normally like a gyroFollow type code pattern):
function Steer(heading: number, speed: number, maxAngle: number) {
motors.largeBC.reset()
while(Math.abs(motors.largeB.angle()) \< Math.abs(maxAngle) && Math.abs(motors.largeC.angle()) \<
Math.abs(maxAngle)){
motors.largeBC.steer(heading, speed);
}
}
Steer(10, 10, 500)
Steer(20, -20, 500)
Steer(20, 40, 300)
Steer(20, 40, 300)
The problem is that reset() some times clears the counts and sometimes it doesn’t. There seems to be an odd timing issue the above code might only work for a couple of the calls to Steer. Now if you
do this:
Steer(10, 10, 500)
pause(50)
Steer(20, -20, 500)
pause(50)
Steer(20, 40, 300)
pause(50)
Steer(20, 40, 300)
All of the calls work as expected. I took a quick look at output.ts and I do see it issuing motorBC.reset() does do a writePWM(mkCmd(out, DAL.opOutputClearCount, 0)) however if you look at the code for clearCounts() there is additional code.
What I found is that it is better to call
motors.LargeB.clearCounts()
motors.LargeC.clearCounts()
calling clearCounts() seems to be very consistent in clearing the counts where reset() is not.
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### Author:  [@THEb0nny](https://forum.makecode.com/u/THEb0nny)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/motors-reset-not-consistently-clearingcounts/873/2 "2026-09-01T20:33:11Z")
If possible, take a look at the MakeCode fork - BrickCode. If this happens again, I’ll take care of it.