8
EN
MAINTENANCE
SETTING THE GEAR MESH
The gear mesh has already been set at the factory. Setting the gear mesh
is only necessary when changing motors or gears.
You must remove the vehicle’s gear cover (
A
) to make this adjustment.
Proper gear mesh (how the gear teeth meet) is important to the
performance of the vehicle. When the gear mesh is too loose, the spur
gear could be damaged by the pinion gear of the motor. If the mesh is too
tight, speed could be limited and the motor and ESC will overheat.
Set the gear mesh by following these simple steps:
1.
Loosen the 2 motor screws (
B
).
2.
Put a small piece of paper (
C
) between the pinion and spur gears.
3.
Push the gears together while tightening the motor screws.
4.
Rotate the gears to remove the paper. The gearing should move a
small amount.
5.
Reinstall the gear cover.
Connecting
1.
Connect the RED (+) ESC wire to the RED (+) motor wire.
2.
Connect the BLACK (–) ESC wire to the BLACK (–) motor wire.
NOTICE:
Always disconnect the battery from the ESC when
you have finished operating your vehicle. The ESC’s switch only
controls power to the receiver and servos. The ESC will continue
to draw current when connected to the battery, resulting in
possible damage to the battery through over-discharge.
Calibrating
Ensure proper ESC function by calibrating the ESC to your transmitter
inputs.
1.
Power OFF the ESC.
2.
Ensure your transmitter is powered ON, the throttle is not reversed,
the throttle trim is neutral and the throttle travel range is at 100%.
3.
Keep the throttle at neutral and power ON the ESC.
4.
The ESC automatically calibrates the throttle range after 3 seconds.
5.
One long beep will sound when the ESC is ready to run.
Programming
The ESC comes with two jumpers pre-installed in the MODE: Forward/
Brake/Reverse) and BATT: Ni-MH configurations.
To change the mode to F/B/R (forward/brake/reverse) or F/R (forward/
reverse) or change the battery type to Li-Po:
1.
Power OFF the ESC.
2.
Disconnect the jumper from the default port and connect it to the
desired port.
3.
Power ON the ESC.
If the jumpers are lost or not installed, the ESC will default to MODE:
F/B/R and BATT: Li-Po.
WARNING:
Do not connect bind plugs or receiver servo leads
into the ESC programming port. Doing so may damge the ESC
and/or components.
ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL (ESC)
Mode
Forward/
Brake/
Reverse
(F/B/R)
Forward/
Brake
(F/B)
Forward/
Reverse
(F/R ((Crawler
Mode))
Battery
(BATT)
Li-Po Ni-MH
A
B
C
