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Serpent S400 Instruction Manual & Reference Manual
Summary of S400
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Instruction manual & reference guide.
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Introduction serpent enters the competitive electric touring car market with the s400, which like all our previous cars, has been designed to win straight from the box. Featuring an ultra low center of gravity, optimised weight distribution, high performance geometry and top quality materials throug...
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The printed instruction manual included with your serpent s400 kit is very complete, though due to continuous product development, more up-to-date information may be provided at our serpent.Com website. All information about the serpent s400 is accessible from the serpent s400 product page found on ...
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Length after assembly / gap between two items assembly path of one item into another group of items (within lines) should be assembled first direction the item should be moved glue one item to another press/insert one item into another connect one item to another apply transmission grease (grey), th...
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Assembly instructions.
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Page 6 page 7 page 7 ca glue 1 to protect the batteries when mounted in the chassis, you should lightly file the battery slots as shown in red in image a below. Note. The cells should not sit any lower than the bottom of the chassis plate, as shown in image b. A b 2 to prevent the risk of the carbon...
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Page 6 page 7 page 7 a 2 bag 1 5 5 4 2 1 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 transmission grease m3x8 m3x10 m3x8 m3x8 m3x10 m3x8 m3x10 m3x8 1:1 fasteners apply the grease after step 5.
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Page 8 page 9 page 9 a 3 bag 1 1 3 4 2 0.0° 3.0° transmission grease m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 1:1 fasteners.
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Page 8 page 9 page 9 a 4 bag 2 1 2 3 6 4 5 differential grease ca glue refer to the setup book for detailed differential setting explanation. 5x8 5x8 transmission grease.
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Page 10 page 11 page 11 a 5 bag 3 1 2 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 1:1 fasteners 10x15 10x15.
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Page 10 page 11 page 11 a 6 bag 3 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 5 6 thread lock m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 1:1 fasteners.
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Page 12 page 13 page 13 a 7 bag 4 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 2.0mm m3x8 m3x8 m3x3 m3x3 m3x3 m3x3 m3x3 m3x3 m3x8 m3x3 1:1 fasteners.
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Page 12 page 13 page 13 a 8 bag 4 1 3 2 2.1mm 1.
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Page 14 page 15 page 15 a 9 bag 5 bag 6 1 2 3 4 4 8 5 6 7 9 10 11 5 thread lock transmission grease m3x2.5 m3x8 m2x6 m3x2.5 m2x6 m3x8 1:1 fasteners 5x10 5x10
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Page 14 page 15 page 15 a 10 bag 6 2 1 3 6 5 4 4 6 5 10.4mm m3x3 m3x3 1:1 fasteners.
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Page 16 page 17 page 17 b 1 bag 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 thread lock m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x3 m3x3 m3x3 3mm 3mm m3x8 m3x3 3mm 1:1 fasteners 4x8 4x8.
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Page 16 page 17 page 17 b 2 bag 8 2 2 1 5 6 3 4 6 m3x6 m3x6 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x6 1:1 fasteners.
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Page 18 page 19 page 19 b 3 bag 8 2 3 3 1 m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 m2x6 m2x6 m3x6 1:1 fasteners m2x6.
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Page 18 page 19 page 19 c 1 bag 9 5 5 4 2 1 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 transmission grease m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x10 m3x10 m3x10 m3x8 1:1 fasteners apply the grease after step 5.
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Page 20 page 21 page 21 c 2 bag 9 2 3 4 1 2 1.0° 3.0° transmission grease m3x8 m3x8 m3x10 m3x10 m3x10 1:1 fasteners m3x8.
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Page 20 page 21 page 21 c 3 bag 10 1 3 5 5 4 2 4 ca glue m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 1:1 fasteners.
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Page 22 page 23 page 23 c 4 bag 10 bag 11 1 2 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 1:1 fasteners 10x15 10x15.
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Page 22 page 23 page 23 c 5 bag 11 5 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 6 6 5 4 thread lock m3x8 m3x8 m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 m3x8 m3x6 1:1 fasteners.
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Page 24 page 25 page 25 d 1 bag 12 4 5 3 2 1 3 0.5mm m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 m3x8 m3x6 m3x8 m3x6 1:1 fasteners 4x7 4x7.
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Page 24 page 25 page 25 d 2 bag 13 3 2 1 4 5 7 6 m3x5 m3x8 m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 m3x8 m3x6 1:1 fasteners m3x5 3x6 3x6.
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Page 26 page 27 page 27 d 3 bag 14 2 2 3 3 5 7 6 7 5 4 4.0mm 7 m3x8 m3x8 m3x3 m3x3 m3x3 m3x3 m3x3 m3x8 m3x3 1:1 fasteners.
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Page 26 page 27 page 27 d 4 bag 14 1 3 2 2.1mm 1.
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Page 28 page 29 page 29 d 5 bag 15 bag 16 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 4 thread lock transmission grease m3x2.5 m3x6 m2x6 m3x6 m3x2.5 m2x6 1:1 fasteners 5x10 5x10
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Page 28 page 29 page 29 d 6 bag 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 8 9 10 10 11 10.1mm transmission grease m3x12 m3x3 m3x10 m3x10 m3x12 m3x3 1:1 fasteners 4°.
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Page 30 page 31 page 31 d 7 bag 16 1 3 2 1 22.5mm.
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Page 30 page 31 page 31 e 1 bag 17 1 1 2 2 4 3 3 m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x6 1:1 fasteners.
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Page 32 page 33 page 33 e 2 bag 18 unscrew the bottom half of the pre-assembled shock absorbers. Filling fill the shock body with the supplied shock absorber oil. Bleeding let the oil settle and allow the air to escape. 1 2.
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Page 32 page 33 page 33 with the shock body filled with oil, slowly screw the bottom half of the pre-assembled shock back onto the shock body. Important! Do not cross thread! Oil will overflow through the built-in bleed channel in the threads. Tighten carefully until the bottom half seats against th...
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Page 34 page 35 page 35 e 4 bag 17 bag 18 4 4 3 3 5 5 1 2 yellow m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 1:1 fasteners.
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Page 34 page 35 page 35 e 5 bag 17 2 4 1 4 3 m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 m3x8 m3x6 1:1 fasteners m3x8 m3x6.
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Page 36 page 37 page 37 e 6 bag 18 3 3 5 5 4 4 1 2 orange m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 1:1 fasteners.
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Page 36 page 37 page 37 f 1 bag 19 4 4 2 3 1 5 use the following servo arms with these brands of servos. 23 - sanwa / ko / jr 24 - hitec 25 - futaba note that the servo mounting blocks feature offset holes, which combined with the mounting options to the right, allow you to fit most modern servos. O...
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Page 38 page 39 page 39 f 2 bag 19 1 1 3 2 16mm.
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Page 38 page 39 page 39 f 3 bag 20 1 1 3 2 m3x8 m3x8 m3x8 m3x10 m3x10 m3x10 m3x8 1:1 fasteners.
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Page 40 page 41 page 41 f 4 bag 20 1 4 4 3 3 2 2.
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Page 40 page 41 page 41 f 5 bag 20 1 2 3 4 adjust the gear mesh depending on pinion size motor not included pinion not included m3x6 m3x6 m3x6 1:1 fasteners.
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Page 42 page 43 page 43 f 6 bag 20 electrics not included attach the receiver and speed controller using the supplied 2 sided tape.
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Page 42 page 43 page 43.
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Page 45 reference guide.
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Page 45 rear assembly 1240 401032 401137 401131 401013 1253 401042 401025 401037 1249 401137 1249 401027 401025 401123 401057 401091 401029 401028 1253 401043 1240 401006 401043 1253 401025 401007 401073 401135 401079 401018 401073 401123 401096 401078 401020 401017 401068 401075 401019 401132 40102...
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Page 46 page 47 page 47 central assembly 401041 401023 1239 401141 401023 401136 401010 1239 401141 401038 1239 401143 401133 1249 401011 401136 401033 401041 401051 401072 401052 401141 401012 401069 401133 1249 see list.
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Page 46 page 47 page 47 front assembly 1239 1255 1253 401025 401024 401089 401025 1649 401042 401008 1239 1253 401009 401024 401123 401073 401098 1239 401077 401097 401137 401005 401061 401015 401016 401142 401141 401031 401043 401089.
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Page 48 page 49 page 49 steering assembly 401080 401028 401029 1239 401088 401131 401137 401032 401027 401137 401036 1239 1240 401124 401025 401091 401064 401131 1249 1249 1236 401056 401035 401081 1256 401025 401091 401139 401065 401053 1239 401044 401134 401046 401025 401048 401140 1239 401048 401...
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Page 48 page 49 page 49 903168 903168 903166 903186 903168 903186 903178 909405 6442 903168 903177 903186 903186 903200 903169 903171 903175 #903164 - set of short shock absorbers (used front & rear) #903200 - complete o-ring set shock assembly.
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Page 50 page 51 page 51 tower assembly 802361 1239 802361 1239 401039 1649 1240 1239 1109 802361 1240 1109 1649 401040 802361 1239 1239 160302 - orange 160300 - white* 160301 - yellow* 160303 - red* 160304 - pink* 160305 - blue* 160306 - purple* 160307 - green* 160308 - grey* 160309 - black* 160301 ...
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Page 50 page 51 page 51 final assembly 401140 1240 401141 1239 401093 401092 401057 401062 802211 1667 401066 401067 401025 401063 1109 802211 1236 803163 401141 1297 401141 401094 401095 not included see list.
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Page 52 page 53 page 53 manuals / decals 401001 manual / reference guide 401002 set-up guide s400 401003 decal s400 (2) rear assembly 1649 pivot ball 5.8mm (20) 401004 bearing block rr alu 401006 bearing block rr-up-l alu 401007 bearing block rr-up-r alu 401013 upright rr alu (2) 401014 suspension b...
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Page 52 page 53 page 53 802361 body mount nylon rear 803163 bumper plate lower fasteners 401136 e-clip 3mm (10) 401138 screw rh m3x5 1239 screw rh m3x6 1240 screw rh m3x8 1236 screw rh m3x10 1249 set-screw m3x3 1253 set-screw m3x8 1255 set-screw m3x10 1256 set-screw m3x12 1297 nut nylock m3 401139 s...
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Page 54 page 55 401225 perfect pinion gear 48p 40t pinon gears 64p 401226 perfect pinion gear 64p 18t 401227 perfect pinion gear 64p 19t 401228 perfect pinion gear 64p 20t 401229 perfect pinion gear 64p 21t 401230 perfect pinion gear 64p 22t 401231 perfect pinion gear 64p 23t 401232 perfect pinion g...
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