Team Durango DEST210R Build – Part 11 – Electronics

The Build – Part 11
There is plenty of room on the chassis for standard racing electronics, however the location of the receiver and ESC is completely dependent on which version of the truck you build. The rear-motor build puts the motor on the left side of the truck; standard issue for most offroad RC cars. The mid-motor build, however, puts the motor on the right side of the truck. To keep wires short, it’s best to mount the ESC on the same side as the motor.

Build Notes:
The DEST210R’s chassis has been molded to accomodate the receiver on either side of the chassis. How do I know this? Because there is an antenna mount on both sides of the chassis!

I would suggest putting a little bit of double-sided tape on the foam battery pads when dropping them in place. If you use the pad up front, the battery strap is not long enough to keep it in the truck. The tape will help secure it.

Start by mounting the ESC as shown. Feed the receiver wire through the slots in the chassis and solder the motor wires in place. Also attach the sensor wire and mount the switch. My Tekin RS ESC fits perfectly and, thanks to it’s externally-mounted wires, makes wiring up a cinch.

Mount the receiver on the opposite side of the chassis. Feed the antenna wire through the molded antenna mount and into the tube. Slide the tube in place and secure with the set screw.

Feed the servo wire through the chassis slots and over to the receiver. Tie both up the servo and ESC leads up and plug into the servo.

Drop the battery into place, adding the foam spacer in either the front or rear locations. You can cut the foam in half for smaller increments. Slide the battery strap into place and screw the plastic thumbscrews onto the long set screws. Tip: Screw the setscrews in farther so you don’t have screw the thumbscrews down a ton to get it to secure the battery strap. Plug the battery in and check your electronics setup.

Part 12 – Installing the body, wheels and tires.
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