Category: Tech Tips

Replacing the battery compartment of the transmitter

If you have batteries inside the transmitter for years chance is that a leak may…

Gluing tires

Your tires must be glued before a ride. Tires that are not glued are too…

When the track is wet…

You want to know that as long as the lexan body is on, rain water…

Is 3D printed parts strong enough?

It depends. These replacement shock towers are pretty solid so far: This Optima uses a…

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.…

Bypassing the pinion gear restriction

Pinion gear restriction is usually implemented on the motor mount. Take the Tamiya M03 as…

Working with the steering linkage

Sometimes it is a pain to work with linkage comprising ball caps and turnbuckle. As…

RC Car Terminologies Part 3 (parts sponsored by 3Racing)

The knuckle arm, a ball bearing, a C hub, a universal shaft and a ball…

Inboard VS Outboard toe adjustment (parts sponsored by 3Racing)

You all know what toe-in and toe-out are about. Usually the easy way to adjust…