HorizonRC.com How To - Take Your First Steps in RC

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Getting involved with RC cars and trucks is an exciting time, especially now. There are so many different vehicle types, classes, sizes and shapes that the ways to get involved with the hobby are almost endless. Taking those first steps can be somewhat challenging with so much to learn. Never fear, as just about anyone can be successful with an RC car or truck. For those of us who have been around forever-and-a-day we may forget how many things we had to learn to get where we are now. What exactly is this big straw that came with my car for? What battery does my truck need? And why does the car go left when I am clearly turning right??? We've all been there, felt those growing pains and learned from our mistakes. We're hoping to help make your introduction into RC a little easier with some basic tips and tricks. We explain how to get up and running, what you'll need to get up and running, how the control works and more.

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[956Joeboy]

is it possible to get a 2.4ghz radio for micro t without the brushless and lipo i dont have much money?

[HorizonRCdotCom]

@956Joeboy The LOSB9524 will allow you to use 2.4Ghz and brushed or brushless motors. 

[vpowell0208]

we need more how to vidzz like this one good jbb!

[HorizonRCdotCom]

@vpowell0208 They're in the hopper, look for more soon

[RcBoy2000]

To late for me i already bent my radio antenna lol

[aForkandaSpoon]

@HorizonRCdotCom ok



[HorizonRCdotCom]

@aForkandaSpoon I call it the LiPo boogieman. When LiPo first came around over 5 years ago you had people trying to charge LiPo batteries with NiMH chargers, using soft cased LiPos, etc, etc, etc. You also have LiPo coming to the forefront during a period when people are very "Litigation Happy". It is because of that that manufacturers put so many warnings out there. Plus NiMH are being phased out as more and more countries ban them.

[aForkandaSpoon]

@HorizonRCdotCom If this is so, then why are there so many warnings about lipo's. I wanted to go lipo and as soon as I started looking into it I was confronted with massive amounts of information about how dangerous they were and the special handling they needed. I never got that out of NiMH

[HorizonRCdotCom]

@aForkandaSpoon Again, I couldn't disagree with you more. I've had sub-C's go up out of the blue while charging, I've seen sub-C's embed themselves in drywall after shooting out of their casing, again, while charging. I've run my LiPos in boats, cars, trucks, monster trucks, etc and never had one issue. A LiPo will only "Burst into flames" if you do something wrong. It doesn't require intense voltage monitoring, simply a common balance charger. I respect your opinion but fundamentally disagree.

[aForkandaSpoon]

@HorizonRCdotCom I am not nice to my NiMH packs at all, I actually drug one behind my car for a long time in the snow before I noticed it and it looked rough. They can be charged simply by adding electricity. I have had no problems with mine, one has water in it and it isn't waterproof, but still does fine. Lipos however burst into flames, require intense voltage monitoring, cells must be balanced during charging, and if water gets into it and short circuit it say bye to your plastic chassis.