n/a at n/a in Cwmcarn, Wales - photo by SEADEVIL

A frazzled and melted, stripped spur gear off my Firestorm Flux, after 15mins of driving !!!
This can't be right so any rc enthusiasts, give me some tips....burn out !!!!!

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bmxchris17 (Jun 26, 2011 at 18:21)

amando96 plastic will handle any amount of power you give it. you just need to set the mesh correctly. to the op. when you get the new spur put a small peice of paper between that an the pinion it will give you the correct mesh. and also i would back off the slipper a turn or 2

SEADEVIL (Jun 26, 2011 at 23:23)

Ok lads.....so.....new spur goes on.....paper for the mesh distance.....and what about the clutch? I saw loads of vids on Youtube showing that you should fully tighten the slipper clutch, then give it around 2x turns back, is that correct? Should the spur spin freely when complete, or slightly tight?

Thank you for all your help.....

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leesoutham33 (Jun 26, 2011 at 9:40)

maybe your mesh was too tight

SEADEVIL (Jun 26, 2011 at 12:07)

I don't get you ? Do you mean gear too close to the spur, or the clutch too tight? It's all new out of the box and it happened on first run on tatmac ??? Something is wrong with the setting, or spacing ?

leesoutham33 (Jun 26, 2011 at 13:23)

i couldnt be certain but i would say your pinion and spur where too close and where binding.

SEADEVIL (Jun 26, 2011 at 13:34)

Thanks....I'm waiting for 2 new spurs but gutted the factory settings may be wrong ???

amando96 (Jun 26, 2011 at 15:33)

The way to set the distance is with a piece of paper, but plastic ones are shit, I got a steel one for a tenner, no problems ever.

SEADEVIL (Jun 26, 2011 at 23:17)

Thanks for that....where can I get steel from.....any places in the UK ?

leesoutham33 (Jun 27, 2011 at 4:46)

try modelsport, they've got everything!

SEADEVIL (Jun 27, 2011 at 7:19)

2 parts ordered already bro....was advised to run a ni-cad instead of the high powered 3900 li-po which may have caused the problem?

amando96 (Jun 27, 2011 at 11:10)

If the motor can handle the power so should the transmission, li-pos are the way to go.

SEADEVIL (Jun 27, 2011 at 12:45)

Chatting to another shop owner/rc racer.....he said the car couldn't handle the 3900 li-po's that's why it melted >he said too much power but another shop recommended that set-up ?

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2011-06-26

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Description: A frazzled and melted, stripped spur gear off my Firestorm Flux, after 15mins of driving !!! This can't be right so any rc enthusiasts, give me some tips....burn out !!!!!

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