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Traxxas 4810 Owner's Manual page 31

Nitro 4-tec

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Using the EZ-Start
Your EZ-Start controller plugs
into a 4-prong receptacle
mounted on the rear shock
tower of your Nitro 4-Tec. When
the red button on the controller
is depressed, the EZ-Start motor
begins to spin the engine, and
power from the control unit heats the glow plug. Assuming all
settings and preparations are correct, the engine should start
almost immediately.
Each of the two status indicator
LEDs on the hand-held control unit,
the Motor LED and the Glow Plug
LED, should light green while
starting. If either LED fails to light
while starting, there is a fault
indicated with that function:
If the Glow Plug LED fails to
light, the glow plug may be bad,
or the glow plug wire may be
damaged or disconnected.
If the Motor LED fails to light
and the starter fails to operate,
then the EZ-Start is in
protection mode.
Protection Mode
The EZ-Start uses Smart Start
technology to monitor the
condition of the system and detect failures. The controller
monitors the load being placed on the EZ-Start motor. If the
load becomes excessive, the system shuts off power to the
motor to prevent costly damage to the motor and the
controller. This may occur, for example, if the engine floods with
fuel during starting. The starter spins at first but when excessive
fuel in the combustion chamber begins to lock up the engine,
the starter motor slows under the heavier load. This causes the
protection circuit to shut off the power to the motor. Allow at
least 3 minutes for the starter motor to cool and the circuit to
automatically reset before continuing. Use the time to find and
eliminate the condition that caused the excessive load on the
starter motor.
The TRX 2.5 Racing Engine
at least three minutes before
attempting to start the
engine, to give the starter
motor time to cool.
after repeated use.
flooded engine.
When the EZ-Start
controller is in
protection mode, wait
It's normal for your
EZ-Start controller
to become warm
See page 43
for information
on clearing a
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