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Car Motor- The Most Important
Part of a RC Car
Today the kids and adults are alike in terms of their past time.
Both are engaged in radio controlled cars. They purchase these
cars at the toy stores. RC cars provide an endless amount of
thrill and excitement and serve as their leisure.
Radio controlled cars are consist of two units which is the car
itself and the radio controller. Some radio controlled cars are
powered by rechargeable batteries and some were powered by
batteries with actual gas-powered engines. Gas powered engines
are more expensive than electric powered engines.
RC cars are of different types. There’s the off-road and on-road
vehicles, touring and racing cars, trucks and buggies. Aside
from this, you can also choose on the size, color, type of car
like Lamborghinis, Ferraris and Porsches. You also have an
option to choose from gas powered or electric engine and if it’s
a car or truck type.
The four main parts of radio controlled vehicles are the motor(s),
transmitter, receiver and the power source.
Transmitter is the radio controller that you hold in your hand
and usually powered by battery. The radio frequency let’s the
transmitter relays the steering and controls the command you
give to the receiver. Its receiver has two parts, the antenna
and a circuit board inside the car. It receives the radio
frequencies sent by the transmitter and relayed to the
appropriate part of the vehicle.
Radio controlled vehicles features different type of engines.
The motor is said to be the heart of the cars and is the most
complex part of assembling your own RC car.
The nitro powered radio controlled motors has a 2-stroke or the
less conventional 4-stroke version. The most popular is the
2-stroke motor because of its amazing 2.5 hp of output it
produces. RC racers love the high speed and acceleration of this
2-stroke motor.
The 2-stroke motor is the 23cc displacement engine and it
requires a fuel oil mixture. It is more suitable in car racing
and has the advantage of producing higher rpm’s. On the other
hand, 4-stroke motor can run on straight fuel and has an oil
reservoir on it. It is better for off-road use and has more
power and torque. It is more applicable in a truck that runs on
dirt or rough tracks.
The electric car runs quietly and is better suited in your
neighborhood while the nitro powered motors lets you feel the
real car on racetracks. Electric radio controlled cars and
trucks uses rechargeable batteries to run or power the motor and
steering, which is usually runs for about 5-10 minutes. In terms
of speed, electric motor vehicles have a great deal of pickup
though not as much as nitro powered motors.
At first, electric RC cars can be much less expensive than a
nitro powered vehicle. But there are other costs like additional
battery packs, battery charger and other accessory the will add
to the cost. Still, it depends on the kind of car you purchase
and the battery pack that it requires. Of course for a good
performance, you will purchase the good battery packs and good
charger to save replacing cheaper batteries.
The good thing in electric motors is it doesn’t need much
maintenance and tuning of its engine compare to nitro powered
motor. It is more suitable for beginners because it only needs
proper conditioning and proper storage of battery packs that
will keep your RC cars running smoothly for years.
In addition, the motors come with or without a pull start. Those
with pull start are cheaper, but you still need a starter box.