R/C car for husband - help please!!

[Emme]

Dan_1981 said:

Understand this is the shop owned by the PHer above who may not wish to advertise too heavily.....

http://www.jadlamracingmodels.com/c-475-more-toys....

Take your pick and drop him a PM!

Thanks Dan, i've emailed x

[Emme]

EagleMoto4-2 said:

I recently bought this R/C car from emodels.co.uk. Approx half the size of the Tamiya one's and comes with everything you need in the box and is ready built. Runs great on the grass and if you have medium sized back garden you wont run out of room like you will with the bigger Tamiya model's (if they cant be bothered to go to the park). It is still quite quick though but so far seems well made as I have managed to hit a few things/roll it and nothing had broken yet.
Bear in mind if you go kit route with something like Tamiya, the body shells require cutting with scissors and then spray painting, which can be a pain if you don't have anywhere to safely use spray cans.

http://www.emodels.co.uk/maverick-ion-xb-1-18-rtr-...

My 2 year old son loves running after the car to try and catch it!

Thanks Eagle, looks like another xmas contender for our little boy.

[Emme]

Soov535 said:

WOW!

http://www.jadlamracingmodels.com/p-14551-tamiya-d...

Thanks Soov, looks brilliant, do I need to get 'brushless' ?

[kelk]

Emme said:

Thanks Soov, looks brilliant, do I need to get 'brushless' ?

Brushless means the style of motor - it will be faster and means that you can use lipo batteries in it. The advantage with using lipo batteries is that they are a lot more resilient to repeated charges and can offer more punch.

If you do go brushless (and therefore lipo) get a lipo sack to charge in for safety purposes

[Emme]

kelk said:

Brushless means the style of motor - it will be faster and means that you can use lipo batteries in it. The advantage with using lipo batteries is that they are a lot more resilient to repeated charges and can offer more punch.

If you do go brushless (and therefore lipo) get a lipo sack to charge in for safety purposes

Brilliant, thanks Kelk, if I haven't scared Russ off I'll ask him for brushless.

[C.A.R.]

kelk said:

Brushless means the style of motor - it will be faster and means that you can use lipo batteries in it. The advantage with using lipo batteries is that they are a lot more resilient to repeated charges and can offer more punch.

If you do go brushless (and therefore lipo) get a lipo sack to charge in for safety purposes

Eh what? There's nothing preventing you using Lipo batteries as a power source in any RC car - the brushless element is a completely separate issue.

Brushless refers to the configuration of the electric motor, which is more efficient and carries less friction in the absence of any 'brushes' which traditionally transfer energy to the commutator in a brushed motor.

For a beginner (even a mature adult) I would advise starting with NiMH as a power source, but perhaps getting a lipo compatible charger for future upgrades if / when the time comes. Not enough is communicated about the safety of Lipo batteries by all RC distributors, which is worrying as the consequences of badly maintaining / storing them can be catastrophic.

This is how I store my Lipo batteries, inside a lipo pouch and inside an old ammunition case -

[Rude-boy]

On the subject of lipo i would have to say that i agree 100% with C.A.R.

In my weekend job we use a lot of LIPO batteries and whilst they are perfectly safe if stored and used correctly they can go bang. The ones which are fraighted around the World come in two sections so that they can be split to reduce the chances of any boom moments in cargo holds...

I got back into having a couple of bash about cars about 18 months ago now and went NIMH (or whatever it is ) and honestly with 3 3000+ batteries have yet to run out of juice before I have run out of time/interest/ want to adjust the tracking/have a drink for 10 minutes. With a fast charger by the time the third one is dead the first one is back ready to use again.

I would certainly get a charger that can cope with both types of battery though.

[kelk]

C.A.R. said:

kelk said:

Brushless means the style of motor - it will be faster and means that you can use lipo batteries in it. The advantage with using lipo batteries is that they are a lot more resilient to repeated charges and can offer more punch.

If you do go brushless (and therefore lipo) get a lipo sack to charge in for safety purposes

Eh what? There's nothing preventing you using Lipo batteries as a power source in any RC car - the brushless element is a completely separate issue.

Brushless refers to the configuration of the electric motor, which is more efficient and carries less friction in the absence of any 'brushes' which traditionally transfer energy to the commutator in a brushed motor.

For a beginner (even a mature adult) I would advise starting with NiMH as a power source, but perhaps getting a lipo compatible charger for future upgrades if / when the time comes. Not enough is communicated about the safety of Lipo batteries by all RC distributors, which is worrying as the consequences of badly maintaining / storing them can be catastrophic.

This is how I store my Lipo batteries, inside a lipo pouch and inside an old ammunition case -

Yes but the point I was making at 50, 000ft level to help the OP was to give an easy view of what is happening, not needing to go into the detail in any great matter. This was a case of helping rather than a dialogue on the minute detail of RC cars, the hobby or racing specs