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2 Sep 2010

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Ignite That Nitro

How to Start a Gas RC Car – Ignite That Nitro | By Randy Rater

Owning and operating a nitro powered radio controlled car or truck adds an element of excitement and realism to this hobby above and beyond that provided by the electric RC counterparts. Unfortunately, it also poses some unique challenges. The one question that is posed to me the most often is ‘how do I start a gas powered RC car’?

Well, first of all, you need to assemble a few necessary items. These can be obtained either individually, or purchased as a package with or without your radio controlled car or truck. You will need the correct nitro fuel, a glow igniter, batteries for your radio transmitter and receiver, and a small screwdriver.

Have your glow igniter fully charged and ready to use. Make sure you have installed batteries in your controller (transmitter) and the car’s on board receiver. Verify that they are functioning properly by operating the steering, throttle and brake. After all, you want to be able to control your RC car once it is running! Fill the car’s fuel tank with the proper nitro fuel. Be careful – fuel is extremely flammable and toxic! Check with your engine’s manufacturer or your local hobby shop to make sure you are using the recommended nitro mix. 20% is the most popular. OK? Now we are ready to fire her up.

Clip the glow igniter to the glow plug located in the top of the engine cylinder head. Rotate the engine by whatever means your car or truck uses such as manual pull recoil, on board electric starter, drill operated shaft starter, or portable starter box. You may have to ‘choke’ the engine to initially supply fuel to the carburetor. You can easily do this by placing a finger over the exhaust outlet. Watch for fuel movement through the fuel hose so you know when fuel has reached the carburetor. You don’t want to flood the engine!

Once the engine has started and is running smoothly, you can remove the glow igniter. Drive easy for a few minutes until the engine warms up a little. After warm up you may find it necessary to adjust the carburetor high speed needle, low speed needle, or idle speed set screw to maximize performance.

This might all seem intimidating to you, but it really isn’t hard to learn with a little practice and patience. The sound of that high performance nitro engine springing to life makes it well worth the effort!

For more great info about radio control cars and trucks, please visit http://www.RadioControlRC.com

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24 Aug 2010

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The Ultimate Flying Experience

RC Jet Models – The Ultimate Flying Experience | By Simon Junior Ray

If you’re into radio controlled flying, you may already know that there is no better thrill than gas or electric powered jets. However, they are not for the beginners. These are large-scale planes in the hobby grade models that need a lot of work, much experience and a huge amount of cash to deal with.

But there are options as even beginner RC jet models are fast. Some models have been designed for slower and more stable flights than their larger versions. Electric Ducted Fan or EDF models are a very good choice if you want to enter into RC jets flying. These come with, as the term suggests, a ducted fan, which is a small powerful unit housing a multi-bladed propeller, called an impeller. The impeller spins fast, sucks in air and forces it through the small funnel-shaped unit. Their thrust-to-size ratio is immense, hence the faster flying speed of the RC Jet models.

There are many Ready To Fly or RTF and Almost Ready To Fly or ARFs electric jets available in the market. These models are not suitable for beginners but if you have some experience they shouldn’t pose too much of a problem.

RC gas turbine jets are the ultimate in giving realistic flying experience. But as mentioned earlier these are best left alone until you have lots of confidence, endless hours of experience and more importantly a lot of money! Be ready to dish out over a thousand dollars for even a small sized turbine unit. The jet and radio are separate. So a twin engine model would cost you a fortune.

Large scale jet models look and sound beautifully realistic in the air and a properly built scale model is very impressive to watch in action. These aircraft are becoming more and more common, and it’s worth trying to locate one if you can. Just contact your local RC club.

Every model has its limitations so is the case with RC Jet models, but they have an advantage that they are not affected by wind because of their high speed and aerodynamics. However, disorientation may be a problem as an RC jet model flown at a distance is not easily visible that where it’s going and what it’s doing. But the thrill remains along with the constraints to fly these speedy machines called scale RC Jet models.

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15 Aug 2010

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RC Car Questions and Parts

RC Car Questions and Parts | By Rob D Stone

When either building your own nitro car or buying prebuilt models, there are some accessories which are very important and main questions people ask when going into model shops. The specifications on cars can be very confusing to people new to the hobby so below are some of the most common questions asked.

What is a rc car kits modified motor

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There are two types of modified motors, sport and hand wound. Sport modified motors are wound via the factory and the usually cost around £35.00. Whereas a hand wound motor have the arm wound by hand and the user assembles the device to give a better and higher performance output with the RRP around £60.00 These modified motors are ball raced and are able to be taken apart from servicing and cleaning. You are able to skim the commutator several times throughout the motors lifetime to give a constant performance. There are several types of winds and turns which can have a range of 7 to 30 being the number of times the wire is wrapped around the arm. Winds are what is reference to as the pieces of wire on the arm and can have a range of 1, 2 to 5. In general, the smaller the turns gives a higher speed and power but will suck up the battery power. A single wind will determine more of a punch while four will be smooth. Each motor should be suited to a particular car, type of control and track.

What batteries do RC Car take

A Battery for RC Car kits are usually called a Ni-Car and are the most important part as they are responsible for the power to your rc car motor. Even with a very powerful motor, it still needs a battery to give top performance. The prices can be anything from £10 for a cheap battery to £60,99 which is the most expensive allowed for racing. The cheaper, lower end batteries are for home use with the most expensive batteries for competition racing. The Ni-cad batteries are the same type you get in DIY power tools so are used to taking a battering. As with everything, you get what you pay for so a more expensive battery will last longer and give better performance.

What are the different Speed Controllers

With each rc model you get a controller, but depending on what the RC model is depends on the amount of channels such as 2, 4 etc. A RC plane could have a 2 channel controller or 4 which means the more channels, the more of the same model you can have in the area if you are with friends. The entry level controllers come with a mechanical control whereas more expensive controllers have electronic speed controllers. Overall are much more efficient and give you better control over your rc model with prices around £20-£190 and again, you get what you pay for. Many Petrol RC Cars come with easy to control speed controllers.

There are so many more things to learn, with much data on our website or all over the net. Either way remote control cars are a hobby which is here to stay so gaining experience will lead to a long and happy hobby.

http://www.petrolrccars.co.uk has a large amount of info on rc car kits and parts
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6 Aug 2010

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Large Scale RC Airplane

Large Scale RC Airplane | By Paul H Harris

In this article we are going to look at giant scale RC airplanes. These large scale RC airplanes are more often than not war birds, both fighter and bomber variants, believe me seeing something like a B17 flying around is truly impressive. These giant scale RC airplanes are generally categorized by their weight. This is because when an RC aircraft reaches a certain weight, in this case over 44lb (20kg) models are subject to an inspection by the Large Model Association on behalf of the CAA in the UK and the IMAA in the US.

This series of inspections are designed to ensure the safety of the public, by imposing certain standards in the construction of the airframe and integrity of its control systems including double redundant elevator control, twin batteries with automatic switching etc. These airplanes usually have wingspans of greater than 85 inches and look superb in flight.

These large scale airplanes are normally powered by petrol engines up to and sometimes beyond 100cc. Many users are now exclusively using 2.4GHz Radio control equipment; all servos must be of the metal gear type and things like control clevis and horns need to be beefed up. This is where weight starts to play its role as these airplanes need stronger heavier kit for durability, they also need stronger heavier and sprung Oleos to absorb landing shocks, and so weight can increase exponentially. These large scale RC airplanes are not particularly difficult to fly and sometimes they can be easier due to their increased stability, this is especially true in gusty weather.

Many might say that this is an awful lot of hassle when if you keep the weight below 44lb you are relatively free of rules and regulation, but I urge you to go to a meeting of these large war birds you may just become hooked.

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