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 How To Set and Adjust Modified RC Car Motor Timing
 
1. Note the current timing setting and mark it on the edge of the can with a Sharpie marker. If the new setting doesn't work for you, this mark will make it easy to reset it to the factory setting.

2. Loosen the motor's endbell screws with a small Phillips screwdriver. You don't need to remove them, just unscrew each one a couple of turns and then push down on the screww to release the timing ring from its position.

3. Hold the motor with the endbell facing you, and rotate the endbell counterclockwise to advance the timing, or turn it clockwise to retard the timing.

4. After you've set the new timing, tighten the endbell screws firmly.

Additional Tips:

If you have lost your timing mark and need to find the zero-degree point, here is a quick way to identify the zer-degree dimple in the can. Look at the mounting-screw holes on the bottom of the motor can. Zero degrees in right between the mounting holes, so the dimple above the holes is zero degrees.

Don't advance your timing past 30 degrees. Advancing it to far can lead to a pitted comm and burnt brushes.

Different manufacturers use different scales for timing marks on the motor label. Example - Team Orion prints labels at 6 degrees per timing mark, and Trinity uses a line at every 5 degrees.

If your motor doesn't have a label, damaged, or removed just remember that rotating the endbell by 3mm is equal to about 10 degrees. See our electric motor FAQ's if you don't know how to find the zero-degree mark on your motor.
 
 
 
 
 
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