Electric RC Car: Practical Truck & Truggy Upgrade Strategies Review

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(More customer reviews)This book (2nd edition) primarily covers hobby-grade electric Truggy and Truck vehicles (assembly kits and RTR). Information presented is intended for beginners and intermediate users who want to upgrade & maintain their truggies/trucks cost effectively for enjoyment.
Table of Contents
PREFACE
TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
TOOLS YOU'RE GOING TO NEED
SOLDERING TECHNIQUES
PROPER HANDLING OF THE SCREWS
SAFETY PRECAUTION
THE PROPER WAYS OF TAKING THINGS APART AND PUTTING THEM BACK TOGETHER
YOUR UPGRADE OBJECTIVESSections on General Electric RC Car Technology and Techniques
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Weight
Chassis Material
Structural Sturdiness
Battery compartment
The bumper
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Traction
2WD VS 4WD
Shaft drive system VS belt drive system
Expert tips
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Gear ratio and gear pitch
Differential gear
The One-Way unit
Cleaning the gears
Expert tips
The bearings
Cleaning the bearings
Expert tips
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Brushed motor
Motor turns
Expert Tips
The brushless motor
Moving from brushed to brushless
Optimizing your brushed motor
Performance optimization
Underwater break in
Motor bushing break in
Adding torque to the motor
Motor maintenance
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Overview
Components of a suspension system
Double wishbone VS single wishbone
Fine tuning the shock absorption function
Making your own damper springs
The use of stabilizer bar
Expert tips
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Camber, caster and toe angle
Types of tire and their use
Filling up the tires
Tire performance factors
Expert tips
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The remote controller set
Receiver and servos
Cored versus coreless
Analog versus digital
Mixing and matching
Speed Controllers: MSC vs ESC
Sensored VS Sensorless BL systems
Cooking your ESC
What if they got wet
Expert tips
The wires
Choosing wire: Stranded wire VS solid wire
The connectors
The batteries
Voltage VS mah
Using small batteries
NiCds VS NiMHs
Sanyo, Panasonic and GP
Prolonging the life of your battery
The charger
Slow charging VS fast charging
Memory effect
Expert tips
Troubleshooting RC electronics
Cleaning of electrical contacts
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READY-TO-RUN PREPARATION
INITIAL CHECKING AND TESTING
CHECKING THE RC COMPONENTS
DUAL MOTOR ESC CONNECTIONS
TRANSMITTER TUNING
THOROUGH LUBING
SECURING THE SCREWS, NUTS AND BOLTS>
RESTRICTIONS ON CHANGING THE GEAR RATIOS
REPLACING SHORT DAMPERS WITH LONG DAMPERS
4WD DRIVE MECHANISM AND THE MIDDLE DIFFERENTIAL
CHASSIS ISSUE
FRONT BUMPER
DOG BONE END FLOAT
USING 8.4V PACK ON THE BATH TUBE CHASSIS
SOLDERING BATTERY CELLS
USING LIPO BATTERY>
DUAL-MOTOR UPGRADE
BATTERY UPGRADE
STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM
TOE TUNING
HOW TO TRANSFORM A TRUGGY INTO A TRUCK
HOW TO TRANSFORM A TRUCK INTO A TRUGGY
CAMBER ADJUSTMENT
THE TRUCK GEARBOX
4WD TO 2WD / DUAL-MOTOR TO SINGLE-MOTOR CONVERSION
USING STABILIZER BARS
COOLING THE MOTORS
THE PERFORMANCE LIMIT
UPGRADING THE XB LUNCHBOX AND THE XB MIDNIGHT PUMPKIN
GOING 1:16
BATTERY COMPARTMENT ISSUE
BATTERY WIRING ISSUE
THE WOBBLING WHEELS
BUSHINGS
TIRE SIZING
INSTALLING A VIDEO CAMERA
INSTALLING LED BASED HEAD LAMPS
REPAIRING OR REPLACING RTR ELECTRONICS
SWAPPING TRANSMITTERS >
USING 11.1V TO POWER YOUR VEHICLE
A DUAL-BATTERIES CONFIGURATION
USING 2 ESCS TO SPREAD THE LOAD (FOR TWIN MOTOR TRUCK)
THE V-TWIN CONCEPT
USING 10.8V FOR SAFER OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE
CAN WE GO ANY FURTHER FOR BRUSHED CONFIG? SAY, 13 CELLS OR MORE?
USING HUGE SIZE HEATSINK AND COOING FANS
DUAL-MOTOR TRUCK 4WD TO 2WD CONVERSION
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