R/C Tips & Tricks
Everyone has some tips and tricks they have to share. This is a collection of 101 of the best from the net,
club meetings and personal experience. All of the Tips & Tricks shared here can be downloaded as an eBook in the "Radio Control" section.
Batteries
- Wrap Them Saddles
On saddle-pack batteries, the ends of each cell are exposed, and there is the possibility of the cells
making contact with each other and shorting out the pack. To deal with this problem - especially
when the packs are unattended in your toolbox or battery tray - wrap a regular rubber band around
the two saddles so that they stack on top of each other. This will eliminate the possibility of the two
saddles coming into contact with each other and causing a short.
- Give ’em a Break!
Most of you know better. You know you're not supposed to leave your batteries on your discharger or
connected to discharge lights too long. Extended discharge, or discharge below a safe voltage cutoff,
can seriously damage your batteries. Yet many of us whether we're playing around in front of the
house, or out at the track practising, will run our cars down until they can barely move. This is just as
bad for your batteries, if not worse than leaving those batteries on your discharger. Once you see
that your car has slowed down quite a bit, pull it over. That's it! Plug your battery in to your
discharger. If you are using a light-bulb-style discharger, be sure to unplug it as soon as the lights
dim sharply.
- Shrink Wrapping
Don't have a heat gun to shrink your shrink-wraps? Place your solder gun under it for the same
result.
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