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Article #120: Remote Control Cars - Handy Do-it-yourself Tips for RC cars

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If you're not from an engineering starts before going out with your car
background but pursue driving remote also helps. This is a must when your
control cars as a hobby, it's always a batteries or lights etc have been in use
good idea to learn as much as possible for a while.
about remote control cars. We all want If you want an alternative way out to
some kind of help on how to keep unwanted shut down the engine in comparison to
particles from coming into the car. A du-bro exhaust plug you can use a pencil
quick and simple solution to this problem to plug the exhaust to shut down the
would to secure your air filter. engine fast. Everyone uses the cable tie
Alternatively, you could buy du-bro body trick to fasten the bec plug together so
clip retainers and make sure that they they do not get disconnected
remain clipped at all times and do not accidentally. But this does not seem
get loose. practical because every time you have to
Sometimes your car may not work properly. cut the tie and use a new one to recharge
Like if you turn on your car and you find the cells. To overcome this problem, a
that it keeps steering to one side. This simple solution is to replace the cable
may happen even if you keep the wheels ties with the twist tie that holds your
straight. A good remedy in this case rx antenna. They are reusable and do the
would be to check if your car has a job perfectly.
"steering trim" knob, wheel or button Drilling your tires on the outside edge
option. If there is none then may be in the middle, instead of the rim, keeps
adjusting steering servo armature length the dust and other crap out of your
should do the trick. tires. They'll stay in balance a lot
A lot of dirt gets accumulated under the longer as crud gets thrown out as you
chassis and it affects the screw heads. drive. If you drill the rims, then every
To clean the screw heads under the bit o crap will stay in your wheel.
chassis, spray denatured alcohol on screw To make your own chassis, blank circuit
heads and then pick the dirt with the board or an aluminum plate does a great
help of paper clip. It is recommended to job. Use vise grips to clamp the original
use denatured alcohol as it seems to work chassis to the blank material and drill
better than the simple green or motor all your holes by drilling straight
cleaner. through the existing holes on the
Compressed air also works better for original chassis. You'll get everything
cleaning NTC3 after a good day bashing. to mount up nice that way! If you bother
But an old sock always does the trick to that the circuit board might be too
clean your car sparkling and shining. The light. No fret! It is more or less like a
soft wool or cotton wipes off the dirt fiber glass board and work well as top
like magic. But one has to be sure not plate on bigger cars too.
leave any lose socks thread going into To goose the runtime of remote control
the car. A small painter brush always car the simple trick is to charge them
cleans unreachable areas and cleans them multiple times. If you put your remote
gently. To wipe of sticky mud under the control car on charging and take off the
chassis or on the body of the car using a plug two- three times then it might give
toothbrush to brush it off also helps. you a good run time because the battery
But make sure not to scratch you car gets charged all over again. But doing it
paint with a too hard brush bristles. umpteen times might prove lethal to
Keeping spare starter batteries and battery life.
giving a rain check on your tx, rx, glow






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