Traxxas stampede speed control setup

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Skip to main content. Search Site. Also, a "rising" musical tone will be emitted from the motor on brushless equipped models.

Brushed models will beep twice. The LED will turn off and then light red. Also, a "falling" musical tone will be emitted from the motor on brushless models. Brushed models will beep three times. The speed control should be connected to the receiver and battery, and the transmitter should be adjusted as described previously. The profiles are selected by entering the programming mode.

Connect a fully charged battery pack to the ESC and turn on your transmitter. The model is ready to drive. Connect a fully charged battery pack to the speed control and turn on your transmitter. Solid Red : Power-on light.

Fast Blinking Red: Motor has lower than normal power and the speed control is hot, the speed control has entered Stage 1 Thermal Shutdown Protection to guard against overheating caused by excessive current flow.

If the motor has no power and the speed control is very hot, the speed control has entered Stage 2 Thermal Shutdown Protection and has automatically shut down. Let the speed control cool. Make sure your model is properly geared for the conditions by referring to the gearing chart in the model's manual.

The LED on the speed control will slowly blink red, indicating a low-voltage shutdown. If a battery with too high voltage is used, the speed control will go into a fail-safe mode. Blinking Green: The speed control is indicating the transmitter Throttle Trim is incorrectly set. If the Multi-Function knob is set to throttle trim, then adjust the Throttle Trim to the middle "0" setting.

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