Rc racing for £25 update
So it's all built! Took it for a quick test last night and it seemed fine. Unfortunately the battery dumped whilst I was testing it in a...
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So it's all built!
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Took it for a quick test last night and it seemed fine. Unfortunately the battery dumped whilst I was testing it in a heat (I had been messing about with the car for 10 mins or so before hand)
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The car makes quite a lot of noise, that's to be expected from a car which has a drive train with bushings. Importantly it actually worked and drove well considering its sitting on friction shocks and being powered by electrics that cost about a tenner all in!
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So next week I will actually do a heat or two to see how many laps I get in... Overall I'm chuffed with the progress not bad for something that has cost £20 who says RC is expensive.
Took it for a quick test last night and it seemed fine. Unfortunately the battery dumped whilst I was testing it in a heat (I had been messing about with the car for 10 mins or so before hand)
The car makes quite a lot of noise, that's to be expected from a car which has a drive train with bushings. Importantly it actually worked and drove well considering its sitting on friction shocks and being powered by electrics that cost about a tenner all in!
So next week I will actually do a heat or two to see how many laps I get in... Overall I'm chuffed with the progress not bad for something that has cost £20 who says RC is expensive.