Some basic questions...
09-29-2010, 03:57 PM
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Some basic questions...
Hello there, im all new to rc hobbies, and i have some questions. Some may seem stupied, but I haven never been in contact with this hobbie before,and noone to ask for guidiance. Well anyway....
You start your car with a glower... how does it work? Do you just put the glower on the glowpin for a few minutes? Do every glower work for every pin?
How do you turn of the car, is there a on/off switch on the radio?
Do you use only a batterie on the reciver, or also on gas/brake and steering servo?
Do some starterboxes work for specific cars only?
Why do you use those instead of standard batteries?
http://shop.strato.de/epages/6245467...es/Akkus/Lipos
You start your car with a glower... how does it work? Do you just put the glower on the glowpin for a few minutes? Do every glower work for every pin?
How do you turn of the car, is there a on/off switch on the radio?
Do you use only a batterie on the reciver, or also on gas/brake and steering servo?
Do some starterboxes work for specific cars only?
Why do you use those instead of standard batteries?
http://shop.strato.de/epages/6245467...es/Akkus/Lipos
09-29-2010, 04:26 PM
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RE: Some basic questions...
Tjena!
Yes, you just plug the glower on for a few seconds, pull the pullstart and then you basically can remowe the glower immediately, or when the engine has been running for a few seconds. A glower is a glover so to say
There is a switch on the radio, and sometimes on the car, but i prefer to just use the battery directly on the receiver.
The radio receiver in the car requires power, and it is also powering the servos.
A starterbox is more or less universal (may vary some in strength for larger or smaller engines) not all cars have the flywheel through the chassie plate, meaning that you can't use a starterbox on them
Do you mean battery packs instead of several AA-batteries?
Yes, you just plug the glower on for a few seconds, pull the pullstart and then you basically can remowe the glower immediately, or when the engine has been running for a few seconds. A glower is a glover so to say
There is a switch on the radio, and sometimes on the car, but i prefer to just use the battery directly on the receiver.
The radio receiver in the car requires power, and it is also powering the servos.
A starterbox is more or less universal (may vary some in strength for larger or smaller engines) not all cars have the flywheel through the chassie plate, meaning that you can't use a starterbox on them
Do you mean battery packs instead of several AA-batteries?
09-30-2010, 02:38 AM
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RE: Some basic questions...
ORIGINAL: Lars from Norway
Tjena!
Yes, you just plug the glower on for a few seconds, pull the pullstart and then you basically can remowe the glower immediately, or when the engine has been running for a few seconds. A glower is a glover so to say
There is a switch on the radio, and sometimes on the car, but i prefer to just use the battery directly on the receiver.
The radio receiver in the car requires power, and it is also powering the servos.
A starterbox is more or less universal (may vary some in strength for larger or smaller engines) not all cars have the flywheel through the chassie plate, meaning that you can't use a starterbox on them
Do you mean battery packs instead of several AA-batteries?
Tjena!
Yes, you just plug the glower on for a few seconds, pull the pullstart and then you basically can remowe the glower immediately, or when the engine has been running for a few seconds. A glower is a glover so to say
There is a switch on the radio, and sometimes on the car, but i prefer to just use the battery directly on the receiver.
The radio receiver in the car requires power, and it is also powering the servos.
A starterbox is more or less universal (may vary some in strength for larger or smaller engines) not all cars have the flywheel through the chassie plate, meaning that you can't use a starterbox on them
Do you mean battery packs instead of several AA-batteries?
Thanks for the anserws!
Yes the battery packs, how can they be so expensive? Why not just regular aa batteries, that you can reload?
I guess you reload the battery packs, what type of loader do you use?
09-30-2010, 06:00 AM
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RE: Some basic questions...
Well, using these AA-batteries in a holder for 4 batteries i find unsafe as the batteries can fall out and loose contact. It is also much more practical to recharge a batterypack instead of 4 individual batteries, which due to their voltage on 1,2 volt only gives 4,8 volt to the receiver, but a battery pack contaning 5 batteries -or cells- give 6 volt. I don't think that 2-300 kr for a battery pack is that expensive either. This summer i bought a battery pack at the cost of 1100 kr if that shocks you But that is another story.
For charging the battery pack i use a computer charger, these costs from 4-500 kr, but you can get cheaper ones that you simply plug in the wall and in the battery.
But that is another story.For charging the battery pack i use a computer charger, these costs from 4-500 kr, but you can get cheaper ones that you simply plug in the wall and in the battery.
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RE: Some basic questions...
ORIGINAL: Lars from Norway
Well, using these AA-batteries in a holder for 4 batteries i find unsafe as the batteries can fall out and loose contact. It is also much more practical to recharge a batterypack instead of 4 individual batteries, which due to their voltage on 1,2 volt only gives 4,8 volt to the receiver, but a battery pack contaning 5 batteries -or cells- give 6 volt. I don't think that 2-300 kr for a battery pack is that expensive either. This summer i bought a battery pack at the cost of 1100 kr if that shocks you But that is another story.
For charging the battery pack i use a computer charger, these costs from 4-500 kr, but you can get cheaper ones that you simply plug in the wall and in the battery.
Well, using these AA-batteries in a holder for 4 batteries i find unsafe as the batteries can fall out and loose contact. It is also much more practical to recharge a batterypack instead of 4 individual batteries, which due to their voltage on 1,2 volt only gives 4,8 volt to the receiver, but a battery pack contaning 5 batteries -or cells- give 6 volt. I don't think that 2-300 kr for a battery pack is that expensive either. This summer i bought a battery pack at the cost of 1100 kr if that shocks you
But that is another story.For charging the battery pack i use a computer charger, these costs from 4-500 kr, but you can get cheaper ones that you simply plug in the wall and in the battery.
How do i know if i can use it, is there different outputs?
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RE: Some basic questions...
Battery, how do i know the battery fits to my transmitor when i buy one, same thing to radio and startbox?
And what does it mean if a loader is 12/220 v?
And what does it mean if a loader is 12/220 v?
09-30-2010, 02:54 PM
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RE: Some basic questions...
The connectors on the battery pack for transmittors are often similar to servo connectors, but they only have two wires instead of three. Depends maybe a bit which radio you choose, not all radios have this option to choose between AA and battery packs.
A charger (yes, it is called charger ) which is listed as 12/230 v means that you can use it both on your car battery while you are out driving or at home in the wall socket.
A charger (yes, it is called charger
) which is listed as 12/230 v means that you can use it both on your car battery while you are out driving or at home in the wall socket.
