Category: Tech Tip – Electronics

Fixing transmitter steering

When your car suddenly stops steering, it can be servo failure OR transmitter problem. Test…

ESC that supports both brushed and brushless operation

This TBLE 02S Tamiya ESC supports both. For brushed operation simply ignores the orange wire.…

Servo saver

The whole point of using a servo saver is to protect the servo from gear…

Charging Lipo – the “A” setting

Modern chargers usually allow you to adjust the Amp value when performing a charge. So…

Tamiya Brushed ESC Turns and Voltage Limit

These are the rather "official" numbers: TEU-101BK: 25 Turns limit (60 A). 100% Forward /…

Truck powered by small size Lipo

Is small size Lipo pack capable of powering 1:10 truck/truggy? This video shows a Dual…

KV rating versus Turns

Technically there is NO precise conversion between Turns and KV. KV indicates no load performance…

Reconnecting the charge leads

It is not uncommon for the charge lead connector to get damaged (or completely gone)…

Fitting in your battery packs

If you are still using Nimh packs, keep in mind packs from different manufacturers do…

Lipo VS Nimh

The photo shows a small 2000mah 20C 2s lipo VS a 7.2V 5000mah Nimh pack.…