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Motors
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“MOTORS Having chosen your motor, the motor / running gear alignment is very important. In every case the motor to prop shaft or shafts MUST line up perfectly…”
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7 years ago by MAXTON
2.4ghz TX/Radio
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“2.4Ghz TX/Radio combo With the introduction of the 2.4 Ghz Radios the 27Mhz and the 40Mhz systems will soon become obsolete, they are however the only ones s…”
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7 years ago by MAXTON
Battery Capacities & Wiring
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“DRAFT: TO BE REVISED ;-) (FB) Batteries can give you many different outputs (!?) depending on how they are wired up. As long as you don't have to worry about…”
3 posts
7 years ago by fireboat
Battery Testing
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“DRAFT; TO BE REVISED ;-) (FB) The first rule of battery testing is to make sure you test the battery with LOAD. To test a batteries energy properly a load of…”
3 posts
7 years ago by fireboat
Battery Problems
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“A common problem with batteries is deterioration due to not being stored correctly when not in use, causing it to loose its charge capability. in many cases …”
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8 years ago by fireboat
Battery Types
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“Types of Dry Cell Zinc Carbon - The typical cheap torch cell battery and liable to leak when old. Alkaline - Can supply a large current and holds up to three…”
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8 years ago by fireboat
Radio Problem Solving
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“There are many problems that can go wrong with a radio, its just a matter of checking a few things to see whats going wrong. Signal Problems This is one of t…”
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8 years ago by fireboat
Motor Suppression
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“Motor suppression should come standard with all brushed motors, however it doesn't and you usually end up having to add it on yourself. There are three capac…”
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8 years ago by fireboat
Brushless Motor Controllers
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“For a brushless motor it is necessary to control it using a brushless controller. Brushless motors have three wires, they operate by switching on one coil at…”
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8 years ago by fireboat
Brushless Motors
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“Brushless motors work very differently and need a special speed controller to make them work. They are very good for high speed applications and are a lot mo…”
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8 years ago by fireboat
Brushed Motors
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“Brushed motors are the easiest type of motor to control and setup. As they work using a split ring commutator, the current is automatically changing directio…”
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8 years ago by fireboat

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