Supplied Tools And Equipment; Required Tools And Equipment - Traxxas RUSTLER VXL Owner's Manual

Tools, Supplies and Required Equipment
Your model comes with a set of specialty metric tools. You'll need to purchase other items, available from your hobby dealer, to operate
and maintain your model.

Supplied Tools and Equipment

2.5mm "L" wrench 2.0mm "L" wrench
Optional Pinion Aftermarket
Gear see page 26 servo adapters

Required Tools and Equipment

8 AA alkaline 6 or 7-cell NiMH battery pack with
batteries Traxxas High-Current Connector
1.5mm "L" wrench
Turnbuckle wrench
Pre-load spacers and shock pistons
(on parts tree) see page 22
(sold separately)
NiMH battery charger
(peak detecting type recommended)
see sidebar
U-joint wrench 4-way wrench
Body clips and Battery hold-down pad (to reduce
body washers
battery vibration, if necessary)
Charging adapter - Traxxas part #3061
(if your battery charger has a Molex connector)
For more information on
batteries, see Use the Right
Batteries on page 15.
A peak-detecting charger
is recommended for best
performance and longest
battery life. For more
information, see Use the
Right Charger on page 12.
Important: If you plan to use
LiPo battery packs, you will
need to purchase a charger
specially made to charge
Lithium Polymer batteries. See
the warnings on page 4 about
LiPo batteries.
Recommended Equipment
These items are not required
for the operation of your
model, but are a good idea to
include in any R/C toolbox:
• Safety glasses
• Thin, hobby-quality
cyanoacrylate instant tire
glue (CA glue)
• Hobby knife
• Side cutters and/or needle
nose pliers
• Philips screwdriver
• Soldering iron
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