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Old 06-11-2013 | 02:54 PM
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ORIGINAL: macnjam

All, for the coming Danville event the only issue I have with rules for the event is the scale speed of my tanks. I have a King Tiger with a Shumo gearbox reducer which brings that vehcile in line but those are expensive pieces of kit.

Is there a solution for this that is non-mechanical? I was thinking a kludge like limiting the travel of the controller stick or somehow lowering the voltage to the motors.

If this was posted I apologize for missing it. Looking to slow down a Tamiya Jagdpanther and a Sherman.

Thanks. Joe

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I have run my Sherman with the stock gearboxes and motors at Danville and it tested out OK, not too fast, so you can probably leave that one be unless you have upgraded to faster motors. For the German tank just follow one of the suggestions already given. Limiting the travel on the control can be done with programming depending on your brand and model of radio. I know my Spektrum DX6i can do it.
Steve