NOVAK GOAT CRAWLER ESC - RECOMMENDATIONS User manual

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GoatCrawlerESCRecommendations
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Losi’s®1/10‐ScaleCompCrawlerRaceRoller™usesworm‐drivetransmissiongears.Usingthe
Losi®rigwiththesegearsrequiresspecialattentiontothesetupanduseofyourNovak
equipment.Readbelowforcompatibilityandequipmentrecommendations.
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OriginalGoat2SESC(#3219):
Novak’sGoat2SESCcanbeusedsuccessfullywiththeLosi®Crawler,or
otherworm‐drivecrawlers,ifthesubsequentguidelinesarefollowed:
1. Theworm‐drivegearsdoanexcellentjobofapplyingbrakesand,
asaresult,thespecializedhillholdbrakefunctionfortheGoat2S
canresultinextraESCormotorheating.Werecommendusing
profile3,orServomode,withyourGoat2SESCinyourworm‐drivecrawlertocombatthis
issue.
2. Lowgearreduction,whichisassociatedwithworm‐drivetransmissions,resultsinawheel
speedthatmaybelowerthanifyouusedastandard‐transmissionvehicle,especiallyif
usingan18.5or21.5‐turnbrushlessmotor.Ifmorewheelspeedisrequired,Novak’s
Crawler13.5TBrushlessMotorisagreatoptiontoincreasewheelspeedandretainallof
theadvantagesoftheworm‐drivetransmissionandGoat2SESCsoftware.
Goat3SESC(#3214):
1. Novak’sGoat3SESCispresettotheworm‐driveprofileby
default(Profile2),soyoushouldnotexperienceanyheating
issuesassociatedwithrunningthehillholdbrakeswithyour
worm‐drivecrawler.
AlwaysuseProfile2withworm‐drivetransmissions.
2. InsteadofusingNovak’sCrawler13.5Twith2SLi‐Potogainwheelspeed,youmayoptto
usea3SLi‐Pobatterypack.Withtheaddedpowerandwheelspeedprovidedbythe3SLi‐
Popack,wedonotrecommendusingtheCrawler13.5TMotorinconjunctionwitha
worm‐drivecrawler.TheinputRPMwillcauselargeamountsofheatingtothegearsand
gearcases.Instead,werecommendusingtheCrawler18.5Tor21.5TBrushlessMotors
witha3SLi‐Popack.
Whenusinga3SLi‐Popack,itisnecessarytousetheincluded3AmpHigh‐Voltage
UniversalBEC toensureproperoperation.
www.teamnovak.com DatePublished:August4,2009