Slipper Clutches

[knotty]

Can someone a bit more technically gifted than me give me a quick run down on how they work? is it the tighter they are the more instant the take off or what?

[TA-Mark]

Slipper clutch gives a 'break away' point between the motor and driveline.

The tighter you set it, the more it acts like a solid spur gear. The less tension on the spring, the more it will slip obviously. Slipper clutch is ideal when you have a very powerful motor to protect the rest of the driveline from the instantanious shock of the motor powering on. It will slip just a little to take away the shock. The slipper also works back the other way through the driveline. For example, when landing from a jump with the power still on hard, it gives that 'break away' point so the motor is not connected solidly to the driveline to make the transition of speed difference between the wheels and motor smoother.

The ideal setting for the slipper clutch is just slightly less tight than the lighest ball diff setting. That way the slipper slips first, and not the diff. A slipping diff will wear the balls and drive plates very quickly, where as the slipper clutch has a friction pad to slip on and will wear at a much slower rate.

You don't need a slipper clutch to run a powerful motor. It is nice insurance for the rest of the driveline however when set right.

It's better to practice good throttle control than it is to try and use the slipper clutch as a form of 'traction control'.

[knotty]

cheers Mark.Its in the bairns ansmann with a bog standard tamiya silver can in, so i guess i can tighten it up a wee bit with no real dangers then

[TA-Mark]

cheers Mark.Its in the bairns ansmann with a bog standard tamiya silver can in, so i guess i can tighten it up a wee bit with no real dangers then

Set the ball diff(s) first. Then hold the spur gear solid in your hand and try to spin the wheels. The slipper needs to be adjusted to the point it is hard to make it slip, but not so tight that the diff slips instead.

With the slipper adjusted correctly, it will protect the driveline. The silvercan motor just won't make it slip on take off. Sort of not needed for take off power, but it will still work back the other way through the driveline when you land from jumps.

[knotty]

Cheers Mark