gear box break in???
11-28-2009 | 06:16 AM
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RE: gear box break in???
Heyyou,
Plastic gear boxes do not need any break-in. The motor should be run-in though. You will need to dosmount the motor and run it at med speed for at least 1/2 hour in both directions. You can use your batteries for power or do like I did and use an HO train transformer. For metal, you can go to the FAQ and find your answers there. Should be able to get answers on battling as well.
Jim
Plastic gear boxes do not need any break-in. The motor should be run-in though. You will need to dosmount the motor and run it at med speed for at least 1/2 hour in both directions. You can use your batteries for power or do like I did and use an HO train transformer. For metal, you can go to the FAQ and find your answers there. Should be able to get answers on battling as well.
Jim
11-28-2009 | 08:23 AM
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RE: gear box break in???
The FAQ has how to break-in the motors and the gears.
Like 1sgt said, plastic gears don't need a break-in. I have steel gears from RCCommand and I broke them out of principle, but they really didn't need it. The standard HL metal gears definitely need it as a result of the manufacturing defects (burrs, etc). Again, the FAQ addresses this a couple of times in pretty good detail.
Like 1sgt said, plastic gears don't need a break-in. I have steel gears from RCCommand and I broke them out of principle, but they really didn't need it. The standard HL metal gears definitely need it as a result of the manufacturing defects (burrs, etc). Again, the FAQ addresses this a couple of times in pretty good detail.
