If you do an online search, you’ll find that the only solution to get a speed reading from an RC car is by using an external GPS device attached to the car. But what if we could have a cool speedometer reading right on our view, just like that we saw on F1 TV? So […]
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Not many of us don’t have the privilege of staying close to a purpose-built RC track. If we can’t find them, why don’t we build them, so they said. Having said that, here are some practical things to do to when blazing your RC on the streets. Soften Your Suspension Imagine you’re an ant and
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Today’s radio-control hobby is generally split into three main categories – RC cars, RC planes and drones. Let’s compare the three and discover the differences that make them thick. Barrier of Entry RC cars tend to have a lower barrier of entry compared to RC planes or drones simply because they are easily available and
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Here are two quick and effective tricks to adjust the hardness of your RC vehicle suspension. Your RC suspension is pretty much like an ordinary car’s suspension where it mainly consists of two components – the coil spring and the damper (a.k.a. shock absorber). How RC Car Suspension Works Again, just like a standard 1:1
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RC cars are like their much larger real-life counterparts where tires play a crucial role in how they behave while moving. And most tires come with threads and these treads (not threads) come in a variety of patterns – directional, symmetrical and asymmetrical patterns. We’re just going to discuss directional types for now and how
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In the spirit of boldly going where no RC has gone before, you may have the insatiable to push your RC to its limits. One limiting factor is the radio range. Whether you wish to maximize your RC range for FPV purposes or not (really no point in having an onboard camera if you could
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FPV (First Person View) experience is still a relatively new phenomenon in the RC car arena. This begs the question that some of us might be asking – why should we FPV our RC car and what’s the fun in doing that? Well, we shall leave that to be answered later. Meanwhile, if you’re gearing
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Camber and toe in and out are a topic that may get us scratching our heads. I know I did. So, in the spirit of trying to settle the score with Mr. Confusion, here’s a comprehensive guide that attempts to cover the all-you-need-to-know about camber and toes and how to specifically align them to suit
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The ubiquitous Google Maps is so useful that we can even use it to design our own RC race track. Here’s how you do it. This feature is only available on Google Maps desktop, not on the mobile app. Go to Google Maps on your desktop and go to the Saved menu on the left-hand
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