Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / January 2005

New to RC Nitro cars and just bought a Power Racing Products Swift 4WD RTR
off road buggy.  Three of the wheels have side play or float (bit like you
get with a full size car if the bearings are slack) one wheel of the wheels
doesn't!

I've put together a Tamiya Baja King "for the kids"... Ahem.
It came bundled with a Futaba T2ER transmitter, FP-R122JE receiver,
2 S3003 servos (only one used, for steering) and the Tamiya TEU-101BK
electronic speed  controller. I used the motor supplied in the kit.

Good day
I have recently bought myself a Traxxas Revo truck, and am fairly new to the
"rc thing". In the Traxxas documentation, it states that WD-40 should be
used, during after run maintenance in the piston and carb.But all the web

Guys,
Have just bought an Acoms Techniplus radio unit for my first car.
I see the unit has a 12v DC socket on the bottom, the literature
indicates that this can be used to recharge Ni-Cd's installed in the unit.

Like many racers, I have a 3-channel FM radio.  All my recievers are 3
channel as well.  None of my vehicles make use of the third channel.
I was wondering if anyone has found a use for it in an electric racing
vehicle.  Since I am not of the "technical driver" type and more prone ...

I have wanted to get into the world of RC for a while now, and at last the
better half has said I can go purchase a car.
I am however a complete newbie to the world of RC and would love some
advice.

Rick Russell wrote:

the

Hi, I'm looking to buy a good high torque servo for non-competition fun
and noticed the Tower Hobbies web site lists  two different types of
servo - one is J and the other is S/JR/Z.  This might be a stupid
question but I want to make sure before I order - if I have a basic AM

i have been informed by my local shop that electric cars are no good for off
road,
Is this correct
graham

Did these just come out?  I saw them at Radio Shack yesterday.
Are they a good intro to RC for kids?
We bought our son a Nikko Hummer for Christmas.  Piece of CRAP.
Second time we turnewd it on, white smoke, and the circuit board was

Is this possible? If so, who does it?
Thanks Michael

I have been saving some money to get into Nitro RC and am starting to look
around on eBay and some of the online stores at vehicles. I was wondering
what is the advantage to buying a 2wd vehicle like a RC10 GT or a 4wd
vehicle like a Ultra LX Comp? Is there a performance or handling ...

The forgeries you've seen in your news group are the product of an
entity collectively known as "Dippy" to "news.admin-net-abuse.email"
users.  His attacks consists Posting Forgeries & Cross Posting to
random (often conflicting) newsgroups with the "Followup-To" header

I have just received a TRX 2.5 Nitro Rustler for christmas, and Im
fairly new to the gas powered cars in general.  My question is about
the gas for the cars.  I have got 2 different kinds, one Blue Thunder
20% and the other is O'Donnell Racing Fuel 20%.  Each person at the