Slowing down my Pershing & Sherman

[kiong23]

Hi everyone, recently took the plunge and bought off the tanks from 2 nice brothers on this thread. Now I wish to slow down the tanks as I find the stock motor to be too fast for any sense of realism.

Any advice on how to do it? Change pinions? Recommended size and gear ratio?

Thanks!

[mnekap]

Can try setting dual rate on your tx or end point adjustment. Easiest way but may not get the torque required for climbing. Can try changing smaller pinion ration but motor might not be running at optimal speed. To get best torque need to match motor to pinion to the speed you require.

[r32]

Hi kiong,

You might be referring to the sudden burst of acceleration when you advance the throttle. Try reducing your exponential rate of your throttle channel to reduce this tendency. It is un-scalelike, but during IR games, if your tank moves slowly, it is more vulnerable, as you can't "pop out" for a snap shot.

You don't have options for the Pershing, but you can buy Impact's transmission and step-down gear for the Sherman which allows you a choice of gear ratios to slow down your tank.

http://www.mitosal.com/transmission_unit.htm

[r32]

We have a few guys who are veterans at setting up radios for the tanks so if you encounter problems just come on down and we should be able to work it out in a jiffy!