FINAL
ADJUSTMENTS
BATTERY CHARGING. Charge your transmitter
batteries if they are Ni-Cds. This charge will take overnight.
Charge your battery
pack
according to your charger
manufacturer's recommendations. Make sure all the
speed control connections are according to the speed
control manufacturer's recommendations. Then
go
on
to
the following:
STEP
1- Turn the transmitter switch ON.
STEP
2-Make
sure the motor is UNPLUGGED.
STEP
3-Piug
in your
car
batteries.
STEP
4- Turn the
car
switch ON.
STEP
5-
Turn the steering wheel to the right. See
if the wheels turn to the right. If they turn to the left, you have
a steering servo reversing switch
in
the transmitter that
should
be
switched to the opposite position. Read your
radio manual for more details.
STEP
6---When your wheels turn
in
the correct
position, take your hands off the steering wheel.
Is
the
servo arm
on
the steering servo centered? Refer to Fig.
129.1fit's not centered, you'll hav
eto
removetheser
voarm
screw and center the arm.
STEP
7-Are
your wheels now pointed straight
forward? If not, refer
to
Fig. 133 and adjust the turnbuckle
to correctly loosen the two linkage set collars, center the
wheels, then re-tighten the
co
llars.
STEP
8- Leave the transmitter switch ON. Turn
the
car
switch
OFF.
Plug your motor into the speed control.
STEP
9-
A word of caution here.
You
'
ll
want to
have the car sitting up
on
a block so the rear wheels cannot
touch anything before you turn the car switch
back
on to
set the speed control. Turn your car switch ON. Now set
the
speed
control
according
to
the
speed
control
manufacturer's recommendations.
STEP
10
-W
hen you're done setting the speed
control (and probably playing with the throttle) turn the
car
switch OFF.
STEP
11
- Turn the transmitter switch
OFF.
The
transmitter switch must always be the
FIRST
SWITCH
TURNED ON and THE LAST SWITCH TURNED
OFF.
YOUR TRUCK IS
NOW
READY TO RUN!
RC10TTRUCK
MAINTENANCE
You'll find your RC10T truck will give you many
more hours of trouble-free operation than any other
car
available now. You should periodically
check
all the
moving parts: front and rear A-arms, steering blocks,
steering linkage, shocks, and soon. If any of these should
get any dirt
in
them and start sticking, it will greatly
impede how the truck handles.
MOTOR MAINTENANCE. Because we're run-
ning out in the dirt, it is possible for dirt to make the
brushes stick. So, if you're having motor problems, one of
the first things to check is to make sure the brushes are
still able to move freely
in
the brush holders.
If you've run enough to wear them out, Associ-
ated has replacement brushes available. A helpful
prod-
uct which will give you a little more power and make the
brushes
and
commutator
last
much
longer
is
Associated's Reedy-in-a-Can Power Spray #750. Simply
spray a short burst of this on the brushes and commutator
every time before you run and it will clean and lubricate
the brushes and commutator. For those of you who want
more power, Reedy Modified motors are available from
Associated. Reedy Modified's #550 for stock racing and
#502 for modified are good starting choices.
RADIO MAINTENANCE. A radio problem is not
always caused by the radio. Often it is the result
of
a
combination
of
factors which
can
include motor noise,
poor electrical connections
or
layout, reversed
or
defec-
tive crystals, weak transmitter battery, and so on. If your
radio problems persist. one or all
of
the following tips may
help:
Make sure your motor noise capacitors are prop-
erly installed.
Make sure the brushes
ar
e free
in
their brush
holders and are not arcing.
Try a different frequency.
Try a different motor.
Lengthen your receiver antenna and/or raise the
antenna mount up to the rear shock strut.
Dress the radio wires well away from the power
leads
of
the motor.
Note also that 75
mhz
band
radios and Electronic
Speed Controls are more susceptable to interference.
Large metal objects such as chain-link fences, light
poles. cars. vans, or trailers parked near the track can
cause local interference, particularly on 75 mhz.
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