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