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| no reverse | 11/17/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: we have a rarely used 2 year old new bright cadillac escalade. we tried to use it this past weekend ...
A: It sounds like there's a problem with the electronic circuit board inside the truck. Unfortunately, ...
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| car racing competitions with IC engine | 11/14/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: ! Can You please suggest me some car racing competitions at inter collegiate level involving ic ...
A: I don't know of any intercollegiate competitions of this type but there are many competitions ...
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| beginner RC airplane | 11/7/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I would like to buy a radio controlled airplane for my father, who is 68, for Christmas. I know ...
A: What a great idea for Christmas. While there are ready to fly (RTF) RC planes advertised in the ...
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| The Future is Electric | 11/3/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: Where did "The Future Is Electric go?"
A: The Electric Flyers Only of Southeastern Michigan (EFO) Web site "The Future is Electric" had to ...
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| help with a mistake | 10/28/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I am new to building and am currently trying to build a Hobby-Lobby "Miss Stik" balsa wood airplane; ...
A: I see that the Miss Stik has a flat center section and tips with dihedral. I am not really sure ...
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| R/C Radio | 10/27/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I have been flying planes & helos for about 10yrs. I broke my neck a few years ago and am a ...
A: I really admire your desire to get back into your hobby! Just extending the "sticks" would not ...
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| rc model plane | 10/17/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: i want to make a rc model plane and idont want to use any kit and iwant to do frm scratch and i want ...
A: You can purchase plans for different kinds of planes and then cut out all the parts yourself and ...
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| tamiya mini cooper | 10/16/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: just got my used mini cooper, took it for a spin but it seems that when i push up on the control's ...
A: Rounding off those screws is pretty common. With any r/c vehicle there will be maintenance ...
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| range of RC helicopter | 10/15/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: i want to make a RC helicopter with an range of 3 km and fix a camera on it,is it possible, where to ...
A: Ramesh, Hobby radios do not have that kind of range. Where you could find something to control ...
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| Re: Wiring from motor to esc to battery | 10/8/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: Greetings Ken, recently I read in a model plane mag. that there is a problem with lengthening the ...
A: I remembered seeing the answer to this on RC Groups recently. I did some searching and found this ...
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| DC peak charger | 10/8/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I have just bought a Hobbyzone SuperCub rtf and it came with a DC peak charger to use from the car. ...
A: When the battery did not spin the prop some on the first hook-up, you should have taken it back to ...
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| Laser 6 Tx trims | 10/3/2008 | Clarence C Ragland |
Q: I have converted from mode 2 to mode 3 setup on the laser 6 tx and notice that the elevator trim now ...
A: Philip, I'd have to see the radio myself to try to figure out what is not working. You ...
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| Engine loses RPMs 5 min in flight | 9/25/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I have a small RC airplane with Enya 0.15 engine. I just replaced the glow plug. It starts real easy ...
A: It sounds like it is too lean by your description and over heating. Richen it up a bit and then ...
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| servos+motors | 9/22/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: i recently bought an rc kit with 4 servos and a 5 channel remote. i salvaged a rear drive motor and ...
A: I'm not sure what things cost in your part of the world, but I used Google and found this ...
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| servos+motors | 9/20/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: i recently bought an rc kit with 4 servos and a 5 channel remote. i salvaged a rear drive motor and ...
A: Most hobby shops, even in Australia, that deal with RC (planes, cars, helicopters and boats) will ...
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| servos+motors | 9/19/2008 | Clarence C Ragland |
Q: i recently bought an rc kit with 4 servos and a 5 channel remote. i salvaged a rear drive motor and ...
A: Shahzeb, I am curious as to what you are attempting to do with the equipment you have? I ...
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| servos+motors | 9/19/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: i recently bought an rc kit with 4 servos and a 5 channel remote. i salvaged a rear drive motor and ...
A: In order to control the high electrical current of the motor you will need an electronic speed ...
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| gas | 9/15/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: im goin to get a rc gas 4wd magic wheel monster truck and i was needing to know if i just add ...
A: Hey Chris, It can get a little expensive if you run it that much. You'll get about 9-10 tankfuls ...
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| gas | 9/13/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: im goin to get a rc gas 4wd magic wheel monster truck and i was needing to know if i just add ...
A: First, gas r/c cars run on a nitromethane-alcohol mix (similar to what top fuel dragsters use). Blue ...
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| scale drawings | 9/12/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: I have been building model boats to scale for many years but lately i have been trying to make some ...
A: I haven't seen any scaled down plans floating around either. It might be the case where you'll need ...
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| profile engine mounts | 9/11/2008 | Justin Lingana |
Q: I bought a used profile nitro fule airplane the other day and found that the engine mount was cut ...
A: Jason, I wish I could help you better but its difficult to visualize exactly whats happening. From ...
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| tear in my plane wing | 9/9/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: well i have a very big tear in one of my wings of my airplane wats the best material to repair it
A: The best material to repair a tear with is the original covering material, so that the repair ...
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| controller | 9/3/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: i have a 49 MHz controller and i just stoped working. how do i fix it or how do i switch my ...
A: According to the New Bright website, there are no replacement parts available. They only repair the ...
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| scratch built fw190 | 8/27/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I'd like to build a large fw190 electric powered rc model, from scratch. Is there any ...
A: I believe that this site would be a good place to start. ...
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| An appropriate RC aircraft | 8/25/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: (Please excuse me if my question sounds too amateurish. I have no experience with model aircraft.) I ...
A: I believe that a plane something like this http://www.hobby-lobby.com/miss2.htm should work for you. ...
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| belt drive | 8/24/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: at present 11 tooth '5mm diam' pinion to a 140 tooth '65mm diam' main gear. are there any drives ...
A: To be honest, I don't know of anything specific that you could adapt in to that situation. There ...
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| rc interference | 8/20/2008 | Clarence C Ragland |
Q: im getting a signal on both my plane and my helicopters that causes the throttle to go crazy ...
A: Does your local hobby guy have the same make (manufacturer) radio and heli/airplane equipment as ...
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| Spectra Select | 8/17/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I just got this plane a week ago, the first flight was short but it worked fine. Since then the ...
A: The most likely cause is that the 8.4v battery is not fully charged. It is typical for an 8.4v ...
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| more questions | 8/12/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: U have helped me out allot but i got one more question lol is there any special tools i need to work ...
A: Usually basic tools like small screwdrivers and wrenches are all you'll need. You may want to look ...
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| Building an RC Boat | 8/11/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: I have an 31-cc, 2-stroke engine from a ryobi 725R weedeater. It's specs can be seen on page 25 of ...
A: You'll need a pretty big boat to accomodate that motor (probably at least 36" I would guess, but ...
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| r/c RNLI Severn Boat | 8/7/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: I recently bought this model and am disappointed with the speed. It has a twin motor propulsion ...
A: I would say that there's not much you can do that would be an easy way to get more speed. The craft ...
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| RC electric airplane | 8/2/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I'm having problems with my controls of my second plane. When I plug in the battery the elevator, ...
A: The procedure is to turn on the transmitter and then plug in/turn on the battery power to the ...
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| RC Plane engine converted to RC Truck engine | 7/24/2008 | Justin Lingana |
Q: Is it possible to convert an RC plane engine to work on an RC truck? I have a Torq .12 engine with ...
A: That kind of depends. There are LOTS of different engines out there so I'll tell you what I can but ...
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| battery packs | 7/22/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: Where can I find a battery pack for a remote control boat?
A: Sorry, but you didn't give me much information to work with here. The first place to check would be ...
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| help me out with rc cars | 7/22/2008 | Clarence C Ragland |
Q: .... im in my third year of my U.G. classes...i would like to build my own rc car from ...
A: Difficult situation, but perhaps if you ask your questions here: ...
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| Remote control engine | 7/21/2008 | Justin Lingana |
Q: I have a remote control airplane with a pretty large engine on it. It is an evolution trainer. ...
A: What I would do is take apart the entire engine and clean it out. I use q-tips and a solution of ...
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| RC CAR | 7/12/2008 | Justin Lingana |
Q: MY FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AROUND THE PRIME BUTTTON WILL THIS CAUSE THE CAR TO RUN FOR A SEC. THEN DIE
A: Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, it has been a busy week for me. A quick understanding: The ...
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| Full upgrade for an Electrafun XP. | 7/10/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I am now a pretty proficient flyer of my Electrafun XP, and want a straight forward easy to follow ...
A: I wasn't familiar with the plane and found out it is marketed in Australia. I can't give you ...
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| Random undemanded throttle movements | 7/7/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I have a nitro car and for some reason the servos have started to move without being demamnded. I ...
A: Generally, when servos move on their own there is some kind of radio frequency interference going on ...
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| Question??? | 7/3/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: My boyfriend's birthday is coming up this august and I know he loves RC cars,trucks, ...
A: Wow...what a supportive girlfriend! Awesome! First question, do you have any hobby stores in your ...
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