Vaterra SLICK ROCK, User Manual

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GEARING
Your vehicle has been equipped with
the optimal gearing for the stock plat-
form. It offers an ideal balance between
speed, power and efficiency. Should you
decide to customize your vehicle with
optional batteries or motors, it may be
necessary for you to change the pinion
or spur gear.
Installing a pinion gear with less teeth
or a spur gear with more teeth will
provide greater torque and reduced
top speed. Likewise, a pinion gear with
more teeth or a spur gear with fewer
teeth will reduce torque and increase
top speed. Care should be taken when
installing larger pinion gears as this can
“overgear” the vehicle, resulting in over-
heating of the motor and ESC. When
testing different gearing options, pay
close attention to the temperature of
the motor and speed control to ensure
you are operating within the tempera-
ture range of the components. The mo-
tor or ESC should never be so hot that it
cannot be touched. If temperatures are
too hot, a different gearing combination
with lower pinion gear and/or higher
spur gear is suggested.
PRECAUTIONS
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Never touch moving parts.
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Never disassemble while the batteries are installed.
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Always let parts cool before touching.
ADJUSTING THE SLIPPER
Turn the 3mm adjustment nut clockwise (to the right) to reduce
the slip or counterclockwise (to the left) to increase the slip.
CHANGING THE PINION GEAR/GEAR RATIO
1
Loosen the motor screws and slide the motor back.
2
Loosen the set screw and remove the installed pinion gear.
3
Place the new pinion on the end of the motor shaft
so the set screw is located over the flat on the shaft.
4 Position it so the teeth line up with the spur gear
and secure by tightening the set screw.
SETTING THE GEAR MESH
The gear mesh has already been set at the factory, and
setting it is only necessary when changing motors or gears.
Proper gear mesh (how 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.
1 Loosen the motor screws.
2 Put a small piece of paper between the pinion
and spur gears.
3
Push the gears together while
tightening the motor screws.
4 Remove the paper and
the gears should move
a small amount.
DYNAMITE 60T MINI ROCK CRAWLER MOTOR / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
1 Hold the trigger in the full brake position while powering
on the transmitter. The LED flashes rapidly, indicating the
programming mode is active.
2 Throttle End Point Continue holding full throttle. Turn the
TH TRIM knob to adjust the full throttle end point.
3 Brake End Point Hold the trigger in the full brake position.
Turn the TH TRIM knob to adjust the full brake end point.
Return the trigger to the center position.
4 Left Steering End Point Hold the steering wheel in the
full left position. Turn the ST TRIM knob to adjust the left
end point.
5 Right Steering End Point Hold the steering wheel in the full
right position. Turn the ST TRIM knob to adjust the right end
point. Return the steering wheel to the center position.
6 Power off the transmitter to save the travel adjust settings.
CHANGING THE TRAVEL ADJUST SETTINGS / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
The minimum Travel is 75%,
and the Maximum travel is 150%.