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Which Servo is Right for you?
Finding the right servo for your plane, helicopter or surface vehicle can be a challenge. That's why Spektrum, innovator in spread spectrum technology, has created an online Servo Guide with the ability to filter by application, size and gear material to make it easy to find the right servo quickly. Plus, on the Spektrum™ Servo Guide webpage, you can review the informative Servo Guide as a downloadable PDF. Both charts will help you get on track to find the ideal servo for your needs.
One website with all of Roelof's RC articles
Technically minded Roelof has just informed me that he has created a webspace of his collection of RC articles in one spot. Although I have placed this post under the "Rookie Zone" part of articles here, the content of his website are not for the complete beginner. These are documentation of some very interesting RC stuff that Roelof has been working all these while. There are even some "go-fast" stuff in there if you look around.I think it is great that he has done this. Many of us tinker around and never get around to sharing these tidbits properly with others who like-minded. Maybe not all of us are web-savvy and if so, send your articles with pictures, videos to me and I will make space here. Roelof's website is in Dutch but if you want to read the English translation, click here.
RC cars 2010 or RC cars 101?
Well, another year has gone and with this holiday season being a season of giving, no doubt that some clubs will see new faces with new RC kits in hand. I say this in confidence despite the recent tough economic conditions. Tough for some but not for everyone - all you need to do is google "stores with record sales at christmas in the UK" and you'll see the headlines. With all that shopping going on, surely more people will get new "toys". I can just see the reaction of seasoned club racers when a kid (or a grown up) showing up with an RTR with an adult (or a kid) in tow. You look at the car and wonder who advised them to buy it. Or perhaps they never bothered asking and just got the thing under the Christmas tree. I have only one suggestion ...
Splines guide for standard servos
Rookies, especially those who started with low-cost RTR cars, will often be advised by experienced racers to get better equipment. Inevitably, better and more powerful servos will be among the list of things and it would not make sense to get a good servo only to use cheap and flexible servo horns - especially when you are running nitro cars.
It may be difficult to buy the right one for your servo because manufacturers don’t use the same number of splines for their servo output shafts. Here is a quick reference guide to help you to select the right horn for yours servos.
Looking After (Engine) No 1
Having been doing this sport for a few years now, and having to find the money to buy and maintain my own engines, I thought I'd share my experiences- so this article is a culmination of several years of racing gas cars and the process I currently go through after each and every race meeting. The following is a guide only, and I do not pretend to be the fountain of all knowledge, indeed, I would be glad to hear from anyone who felt they could add to or modify my regime.
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