Rc racing for less than £25 update
The old Hitec ESC works !!! It's forward only but that's fine :) Got a trusty 27meg set-up for ££6.98 of eBay The servo looks quite ...
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The old Hitec ESC works !!! It's forward only but that's fine :)
Got a trusty 27meg set-up for ££6.98 of eBay
The servo looks quite sorry for itself but i plugged it in and it all works... Although the exposed wires by the plug will need covering!
I'm going to use the dodgy old silvercan that came with the car. I will clean it up with some wire wool and use the wonder-lube ZX-1 on it to give it some life.
Also got some lightly used mounted foams for £1.99 and free postage but they haven't arrived yet. I got those as I intend to run the car at my local club as a bar for the speed.
There are plenty of wheels without tyres on eBay for £1.99-£2.99 inc postage so basically it's a choice thing. I have a spare set of wheels here which I will use with the rubber wheels I got of the Toy RC car. ( BTW it's not cheating as most will just use rubber tyres I just wanted the bargain foams as they run these at my club)
£13.27 - £6.98 leaves me with £6.29 and take £1.99 for the wheels and I have £4.30 left!
That's a full 'hobby grade' rc car ready to run for £20.70!!!
Now the question is... Is it any good?
I'm racing tonight but might just be able to get it together to test at the track.... Best charge that battery!
Got a trusty 27meg set-up for ££6.98 of eBay
The servo looks quite sorry for itself but i plugged it in and it all works... Although the exposed wires by the plug will need covering!
I'm going to use the dodgy old silvercan that came with the car. I will clean it up with some wire wool and use the wonder-lube ZX-1 on it to give it some life.
Also got some lightly used mounted foams for £1.99 and free postage but they haven't arrived yet. I got those as I intend to run the car at my local club as a bar for the speed.
There are plenty of wheels without tyres on eBay for £1.99-£2.99 inc postage so basically it's a choice thing. I have a spare set of wheels here which I will use with the rubber wheels I got of the Toy RC car. ( BTW it's not cheating as most will just use rubber tyres I just wanted the bargain foams as they run these at my club)
£13.27 - £6.98 leaves me with £6.29 and take £1.99 for the wheels and I have £4.30 left!
That's a full 'hobby grade' rc car ready to run for £20.70!!!
Now the question is... Is it any good?
I'm racing tonight but might just be able to get it together to test at the track.... Best charge that battery!
