Fixing transmitter steering
When your car suddenly stops steering, it can be servo failure OR transmitter problem. Test it with another transmitter. If…
Category: Tech Tip – Electronics
ESC that supports both brushed and brushless operation
This TBLE 02S Tamiya ESC supports both. For brushed operation simply ignores the orange wire. The S stands for sensored.…
Servo saver
The whole point of using a servo saver is to protect the servo from gear breakage during a crash. The…
Charging Lipo – the “A” setting
Modern chargers usually allow you to adjust the Amp value when performing a charge. So what would be an ideal…
Tamiya Brushed ESC Turns and Voltage Limit
These are the rather “official” numbers: TEU-101BK: 25 Turns limit (60 A). 100% Forward / 100% Reverse . Driving frequency…
Truck powered by small size Lipo
Is small size Lipo pack capable of powering 1:10 truck/truggy? This video shows a Dual Hunter (stock 540 silver can…
KV rating versus Turns
Technically there is NO precise conversion between Turns and KV. KV indicates no load performance while Turns describes the “structure”…
Reconnecting the charge leads
It is not uncommon for the charge lead connector to get damaged (or completely gone) when running on the track.…
Fitting in your battery packs
If you are still using Nimh packs, keep in mind packs from different manufacturers do not always share the same…
Lipo VS Nimh
The photo shows a small 2000mah 20C 2s lipo VS a 7.2V 5000mah Nimh pack. The Nimh pack is twice…