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品質保證事項 Thunder Tiger Corporation guarantees this model kit to be free from defects in both material and workmanship. The total monetary value under warranty will in no case exceed the cost of the original kit purchased. This warranty does not cover any components damaged by use or modification.
Thank you for your purchase of this Thunder Tiger product. You should enjoy many hours of fun and excitement from this advanced R/C model. Thunder Tiger strives to bring you the highest level of quality and service we can provide. We race and test our cars around the world to bring you state-of-the-art products.
WARNING 警告 1. Improper operations may cause personal and/or property damage. Thunder Tiger and its distributor have no control over damage resulting from shipping, improper construction, or improper usage. 2. Thunder Tiger assumes and accepts no responsibility for personal and/or property damages resulting from the use of improper building materials, equipment and operations.
CHARGING THE GLOW PLUG IGNITER 電夾充電方式 a. Plug the charger into an AC outlet, and then pull on the igniter lever to accept the charging adapter. b. At this point, the small red LED indicator on the charger should light up indicating the charging sequence is in progress. c.
RADIO OPERATION 遙控器操作 a. When turning radio on, first turn on the transmitter. b. Then, turn on the receiver. When turning off, first turn the receiver off, then the transmitter off. c. To reverse the functions of servos, use the small, white servo reverse switches located on side of the pistol transmitter. To trim the servos on pistol transmitter, use the trim switches on side of the steering wheel (the ST.
OPERATING RADIO THROTTLE/ BRAKE AND REVERSE FUNCTION 遙控器設定-油門、煞車、後退 a. Check the radio throttle/brake functions. With the radio transmitter and receiver on, pull the trigger/push the stick forward. The carburetor should be fully opened and the brake disengaged. To reverse this function, flip the throttle/brake servo reverse switch. b.
ADJUSTING THROTTLE / BRAKE LINKAGE 油門及煞車連桿調整 1/16" Gap a. To set the throttle/brake linkage, first the radio should be on and neutral; thus, the servo is at neutral position. b. With the servo at neutral, turn and adjust plastic brake adjustment nut at the end of the linkage until there is a 1/16"(1.5mm) gap between the spring and the brake lever when the spring is not compressed.
ADJUSTING CARBURETOR 化油器調整 a. To set the high speed needle: (large needle sticking out from the carburetor body), turn the screw as pictured. Initial high speed needle setting should be 3~3.5 turns (close the needle completely, then back out 3~3.5 turns). Clockwise turn will provide leaner setting (lower fuel to air mixture), and counterclockwise turn will provide richer setting (higher fuel to air mixture).
(replace with new one). After checking, reinstall the glow plug. The glow plug used for this engine can be: Thunder Tiger 9281, McCoy #9 / #59, Novarossi C4S / C5S / C6S,OS #8 / #A3 / #A5, and Picco P6S / P7S.
STARTING THE ENGINE 發動引擎 Not pull on over 35cm a. Turn on the radio (transmitter first, then receiver). b. Clip the glow plug igniter onto engine's glow plug. c. Pull on the engine starter, release, repeat until the engine starts. Throttle maybe required to be opened momentarily, but release back to neutral immediately after it starts.
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ENGINE BREAK-IN 引擎磨合 For a new engine (break-in setting), the high speed needle needs to be set as rich as possible. Turn the high speed needle 1/4 turn counterclockwise from initial setting (3~3.5 turns from fully closed). Repeat step 14b. Keep doing this until the engine stalls at full throttle, then turn the high speed needle 1/4 turn clockwise.
STOPPING ENGINE 停止引擎 a. Pinch fuel tube to stop fuel flow. b. After stopping the engine, turn off the receiver switch first, then the transmitter. c. Be careful! The engine and muffler will be getting extremely hot during operation! Don’t touch them during or just after operation. a.
SET UP 設定 Front & Rear Camber 前後輪傾斜角調整 Pos. Neg. a. Use a 2.5mm Allen wrench as shown to adjust the front & rear camber. Camber Camber b. Turning the upper pivot ball clockwise increases camber towards the negative side; turning it counter-clockwise increases camber towards the positive side.
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Optional Gearing 齒比搭配 Additional gearing is available for your HAMMER S18 Monster Truck. Additional gearing allows you to match your engine and transmission to your driving situation. Bigger gears on the clutch bell (or smaller slipper gears) will result in greater top speed, but will have slower acceleration from a stop (see chart below).
DRIVING TIPS 駕駛的小技巧 a. Hold your elbows in and keep the b. Squeeze the throttle trigger or pull the c. Squeeze the throttle trigger and transmitter antenna pointing straight throttle stick gently and steer the car release. Repeat this action to control to left and right.
TROUBLESHOOTING 常 見 問 題 與 解 決 辦 法 If you have trouble starting or keeping your HAMMER S18 running, here's a quick checklist of what to look for first. 如果您的 有引擎及行駛上的問題,您可以參考下表的說明。如果問題無法解決,請與原購買經銷 HAMMER S18 商聯絡。 Description 問題 Problem 可能原因...
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Glow Plug Problems. 火星塞問題 Fuel Mixture 燃油混合比 The glow plug in your engine must The fuel mixture is controlled by three different adjustments be replaced periodically to maintain on the carburetor, and should come preset from the factory peak performance and easy (see photos below).
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