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| How to 2ch Flying Yaw controll with Twin Engines and no rudder | 3/20/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: A number of intro planes are twin engine, two channel set-ups. I have a few of these that my son ...
A: You would need two electronic speed controls and a transmitter that allows mixing. Using the ...
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| Correct rating for a potentiometer | 3/18/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: My question isn't exactly related to R/C stuff, but this was the nearest forum to my subject that I ...
A: Hey Rich, Thanks for the question. Well, I think you'd probably be fine with either method. ...
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| Radio ranges | 3/17/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: I have looked & looked online but I can't find a chart or get info on just how far the signals from ...
A: From what I've read, the 2.4 GHz models are supposed to be long range (3000 ft) but I've not heard ...
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| rc car | 3/16/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: my monster gt 4.60 was running good but now almost al the power is going to the front wheels its not ...
A: Certainly could be. Anything that puts drag on the rear drive or allows it to slip will cause that ...
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| Irvine 46 engine for aeroplanes | 3/16/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I have got a second hand engine and have no instruction manual. I hav esearched and cannot find an ...
A: I'm sorry, but I have no idea where to get a manual. I did some searching too. You might try some ...
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| Revo 3.3 will not fire | 3/16/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: Last year I was out for a last run and decided to run it real hard, as I did this the truck went ...
A: Well, it could be a few things. Did you tear down the carb at all this winter? I would make sure ...
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| plans | 3/15/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I have built a few homemade EP planes.But recently I purchased a Eflite power 32 brushless motor.It ...
A: That Power 32 motor is generally too big for a fan fold type plane. It would be possible to build ...
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| truck goes crazy | 3/14/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: i have 1/10 scale 4wd battery powered race truck. When I turn on my controler it goes ...
A: Hey Chip, Has the truck ever worked properly? As far as I know the crystals should be identical ...
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| rc car | 3/13/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: my monster gt 4.60 was running good but now almost al the power is going to the front wheels its not ...
A: Let's try a few things. Does the truck roll easily if you just push it with your hand? Can you ...
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| truck goes crazy | 3/13/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: i have 1/10 scale 4wd battery powered race truck. When I turn on my controler it goes ...
A: Some more info on the brand/model of truck you have would be helpful. Common causes for this ...
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| RC ELECTRIC CAR | 3/12/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: hey my rc electric on road car has something wrong in it when i press the forward button all 4 ...
A: If your battery is fully charged, then there is probably something wrong with the motor or the wires ...
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| Servos and Engines | 3/10/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I am building a cub 40 J3 from a kit it requires 5 servos a .51 engine and 4 channelradio. Would ...
A: Welcome to the great hobby of RC planes! One of the very first things you need to do is find your ...
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| strimmer engine | 3/9/2008 | Martin Seymour |
Q: heya i read that u have made rc boats using chainsaw and strimmer engine's. i am thinking of bulding ...
A: Sorry about that i get so many people putting strimmer in boats i got carried away. Yes this is ...
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| nitro truck off road | 3/7/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: . i started my truck for the first time. it started fine and then all of a sudden it started to ...
A: It sounds like your idle speed is a tiny bit high but other than that, it sounds normal. You need ...
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| strimmer engine | 3/7/2008 | Martin Seymour |
Q: heya i read that u have made rc boats using chainsaw and strimmer engine's. i am thinking of bulding ...
A: YES water cooling is best the simplest but not the best method is to twist a length of soft copper ...
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| Rollover | 3/7/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: . I have the Hyperion Extra 300, that normally uses a 400 engine.. I did put an EFlite 480 on it, ...
A: While it could be high speed stall, the few times I've seen it happen on some others models, the ...
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| homemade rc | 3/4/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: how can i make a chassis of an off road 4x4?
A: Hey Brad, You're probably going to need to make it out of aluminum. It would be best if you could ...
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| nitro rc car | 3/1/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: i need help i had my monster gt se.40 running and now i cant get it started at all. its brand new ...
A: First, smoke in the gas tank is normal. This comes from the exhaust that pressurizes the tank to ...
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| strimmer engine | 2/28/2008 | Martin Seymour |
Q: heya i read that u have made rc boats using chainsaw and strimmer engine's. i am thinking of bulding ...
A: Sorry about delay, yes strimmer are great and you do not need a gearbox drive direct . if the ...
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| i need help | 2/24/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: iv been driving my smartech buggy that i just got a weak ago and all of a sudden i go to start it ...
A: It could be a bunch of things. It for sure sounds like it's not getting enough fuel so you may need ...
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| motor upgrade | 2/24/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: my TX. for super cub broke so i upgraded all esc. i now need a speed control but was also looking to ...
A: You didn't say which Super Cub, but if it was the Hobby Zone ...
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| rc models | 2/24/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: i have just receved a lot of rc engins & planes of my uncle unfortunatly i know nothing about them. ...
A: I have no idea what you want to do with them, but... If you want to use them, then you'll need a ...
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| servos wont turn (eco 8 heli) | 2/18/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: 5 servos 8ch receiver servo splitter speed control motor batteries has a mixer and a mini gyro ...
A: Trouble shooting a RC system is pretty straight forward. Check Transmitter: 1.) Transmitter ...
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| Daul Conversion Recivers | 2/16/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: Can I use my JR radio and JR crystals in a hitec 555 submicro daul conversion reciever.
A: This is a difficult question to answer as you didn't tell me which shift the Hitec 555 is. If your ...
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| multiplex twin star 11 | 2/16/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: how to set up r/c equipment and how to trim ie inital settings i have set the c of g its the ...
A: I am sorry, but I am not clear on what you are asking me about the ailerons and elevator starting ...
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| 4wd wheels won't move | 2/12/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: I have a 4wd Tamiya nitro on-road Mini cooper Racing, and for some reason the car won't roll ...
A: I sounds like when the car was reassembled that one of the differentials was put in upside down. ...
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| building a magnetic coil servo | 2/10/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I recently bought and then flew and eventually broke a Palm-Z mini airplane they work with an ...
A: I'm not familiar with micro RC gear and actuators, but Plantraco specializes in it. ...
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| rc airplane | 2/10/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I traded a plane i had for a vq vto rc plane and need to find out where center of gravity is so a ...
A: I found it at http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/159915.asp I would recommend that you email or ...
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| rc airplane | 2/9/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I traded a plane i had for a vq vto rc plane and need to find out where center of gravity is so a ...
A: I'm sorry, but I am not at all familiar with this plane. The only VQ models I am familiar with are ...
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| how do you build rc car | 2/7/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: IM am 16 years of age and planing to build a RC car from scratch in my engineering Tec class. I can ...
A: I wouldn't worry too much about the servo. I've had some horrible crashes (including 50+ mph into a ...
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| how do you build rc car | 2/5/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: IM am 16 years of age and planing to build a RC car from scratch in my engineering Tec class. I can ...
A: Sounds like a great project! I would start by looking at how RC cars are normally built by a ...
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| i cant get my nitro rc running | 2/4/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: i had it running but i pretty much had to flood it and it ran for a wile then it stalled and the ...
A: Hey Ricky, It's not annoying at all. I know how frustrating it can be to try to tune an engine. ...
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| i cant get my nitro rc running | 2/3/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: i had it running but i pretty much had to flood it and it ran for a wile then it stalled and the ...
A: There could be a lot of different things wrong, some of them simple and others not so simple. It ...
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| Twin engine: disable one BEC?? | 1/29/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: Hy Ken, I recently read a couple of posts on forums that said it is better to disable the BEC of one ...
A: Only one BEC is used in any system. The BEC on the other controller is disabled by freeing the red ...
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| looking for a transmitter | 1/27/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: i have a transmitter for my t-maxx 3.3 but i like the old type of transmitter better than the new ...
A: Oh, i see what you mean now. You are looking for a 2-stick transmitter. You could use an airplane ...
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| firebird commander ll,firebird exetreme | 1/27/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: mr myers,can you or direct me too a way too get a step-by-step set-up of control surfaces on the ...
A: Sorry I cannot give you a step-by-step, as I have never seen one of these planes, and the pictures I ...
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| looking for a transmitter | 1/26/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: i have a transmitter for my t-maxx 3.3 but i like the old type of transmitter better than the new ...
A: Sean, I would check out ebay or a similar site for the transmitter you are seeking. I'm not sure ...
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| Pica Spitfire 1:5 | 1/24/2008 | Ken Myers |
Q: I wend mad!! I'm looking for a long time for a Pica kit and here one comes around. Would you ...
A: Please email me at kmyersefo@aol.com and I'll send you Dave's email address so that you can get in ...
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| RC kits | 1/21/2008 | Clarence C Ragland |
Q: I would like to build an AT-6 in the 60-90 size but can't find a kit. Hanger 9 has an electric but ...
A: I'm sorry to say that airplane kits are getting scarcer and scarer to find. As you probably already ...
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| 4wd nitro buggy off road | 1/20/2008 | Matt Coia |
Q: hi matt i just got this car all is good but now when i apply the breaks it stalls out i have tried ...
A: Usually that means one of two things, the idle screw is not set high enough (but you said you ...
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