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7 Ways You're Destroying Your R/C Car

Jun 02, 2021
RC cars are made to be driven and enjoyed and over time they all wear out, but are you making it worse? How quickly an RC car wears out depends on how much care you put into it or not. That's why today we're going to look at the seven

ways

people prematurely destroy their RC cars and

ways

to stop them. We all love to drive rc but there is one place you should never drive it which is underwater. This may surprise some people because most ready-to-run vehicles are available right now. They are advertised as waterproof in some way, but being waterproof is not the same as being submersible underwater now, when an rc car is advertised as waterproof, splash proof or something, it is usually a reference to the electronics, motor, the servo or the speed. controller and the manufacturer informs you that if you get those expensive electronics a little wet, they won't die and will be fine, but if you're going to submerge

your

rc car or drive it in deep water, then that's a great way to permanently destroy those electronics now.
7 ways you re destroying your r c car
Electronic components are not the only items at risk of failure, all metal parts in

your

car such as screws, hinge pins, axles, drive shafts, transmission parts and oil lubricated bearings are at risk of corrosion, rust and complete failure over time, if not treated properly afterwards, even your tires are at risk of failing in water because water will enter the tire through the vent holes and wet the foam inserts , which will then remain damp and moldy. eventually breaks and destroys a perfectly good set of tires, you can remedy this by simply covering the vent holes on the wheels with some tape to prevent water from getting in and then when you're done, remove the tape if you're enjoying of this video make sure to subscribe for more rc now to continue this flow.
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The next way people destroy their rc cars is by not cleaning and drying them properly after getting them wet or muddy. Now we know that we should not submerge our RC cars in water, but if it is waterproof it can get a little wet, of course, you can go out and drive it in light rain, drive it through shallow puddles, it is okay to get a car that is a little wet. waterproof, but it's okay. only if you clean and dry the car afterwards and if you don't and just put away a wet, dirty, nasty rc car until you play with it again, then that is certainly

destroying

the car, but now it's an easy fix.
7 ways you re destroying your r c car
As we already mentioned, the first thing you should do before driving in water is to put tape over the vents of the wheels to keep the water out. Now, when you are done driving in the water, take the tires off your car and you can remove the tape. Remove the vent holes and put the tires somewhere they can basically vent and dry all that moisture out of the interior, then use a towel, a can of compressed air, an air compressor and dry your vehicle as best as you can, you want all moisture disappears. You can use a small rag or swab in some of the tighter places to reach, but do your best to let your vehicle dry completely to avoid corrosion and rust on metal parts.
7 ways you re destroying your r c car
It is also very important to inspect some of your ball bearings. After getting your vehicle wet some of those ball bearings may need to be cleaned because they have become gritty, maybe they just need to be re-lubricated with some specific bearing oil, whatever the case it is good to check them and there are also two. bearings in your engine that are easy to forget about, but also need to be lubricated. The next way people commonly destroy their rc car is usually in the quest for more speed and that is by overgearing the vehicle now with electric motors as they are one. speed there is a delicate balance between the bottom end torque for accelerating from a standstill and the maximum top revs for your top speed and the electric motor has to cover that entire range so as soon as you start altering your gearing and you get this balance If you turn it off a bit, you will add a lot of stress and strain to your speed controller motor and cause excessive heat and potentially destroy those elements.
Most motors have a temperature rating of up to 160 to 170 degrees Fahrenheit if you get to 170, boy, you better not go beyond that, you can add fans to your system, you can add a heat sink to your system or you can just try to get back to where it was, whatever you need to do to keep your temperatures in a safe place. area, the other very common way that people overspeed their vehicles and don't even realize it is by adding larger diameter tires to their vehicle, essentially those larger diameter tires have a similar effect to pinion gearing, so If you want to use larger diameter rims, you will probably have to compensate for that by reducing the pinion gear.
The best and safest way to check your temperatures is to simply get a temperature gun. These are usually inexpensive, under 50 dollars and it's really darn. Convenient, you can also do it another way, but it's a little riskier. Basically, after you've driven the car, you put your finger on the engine, if you can leave your finger on the engine for three seconds, you're within the safe temperature zone. Put your finger on that engine and it immediately burns you out. It is too hot. Use that method at your own risk. Another major way you are

destroying

your rc car or more specifically the steering servo is by not setting the end point adjustment, which basically limits the steering stroke travel to match the mechanical stroke of the car, if your servo provides more travel than the car can provide, you are destroying that servo now, with cars ready to go the end point settings are usually already set, but it may be a good idea to double check if you have a car ready to go. work and you want to upgrade the servo well, then you will need to set those endpoints yourself after installing that servo for rc kits you build from scratch.
You definitely need to do it. configure those endpoints yourself now, this is our most detailed video on endpoint settings, we will link it below. Check it out below. It is a sure way to destroy your rc car and that is by using it with a linked transmission i.e. your transmission. It has a lot of friction or resistance and it doesn't roll smoothly and all that resistance is extra work for your motor and your speed control adding stress and strain and more heat, but you can avoid this from time to time, it's a great idea to eliminate it.
Is your vehicle's engine and drivetrain spinning freely or is it stuck? Sometimes the problem with a bound drivetrain simply has to do with the gear mesh being too tight, but if you have already removed it. the engine at this point won't be able to determine that, but other problems could be a stuck ball bearing, you may have worn drivetrain parts, maybe the joint is coming from other drivetrain parts that are bent or broken inside. maybe it's just coming from debris after driving in a field and having weeds, grass and debris wrapped around your transmission, all of those things could be causing the problem, but whatever the case, the main point is that it's important to make sure. your drivetrain always rolls frictionless for you nitro guys, if you let fuel sit in your gas tank and fuel lines then you are destroying your car because nitromethane does a great job of pulling moisture out of the air and When it happens, moisture is deposited in the engine, causing corrosion and rust.
After each use, you must empty the remaining fuel in the fuel tank and then start the car several times to allow the engine to burn the remaining fuel. lines, you can even add a few drops of a product called after run oil and that will give you maximum protection against humidity. Now we have two more ways you nitro guys are destroying your rc car. One using dirty air filters is a quick way to get dirt and grime inside your carburetor and inside the engine use a fresh, clean air filter every time you drive two using blown exhaust gaskets will give your engine a terrible tune up those Gaskets should be replaced regularly with fresh new gaskets at the end, but not least is the seventh way you are destroying your RC car and that is by not giving it regular maintenance.
RC cars are like real cars, dirt bikes or even bicycles, they need maintenance and service regularly, it could be after so many hours. of use maybe it is after a few months maybe every quarter whatever the case may be if you are not doing the following you are slowly destroying your rc car regular service includes removing the engine and motor to ensure the transmission is smooth, removing the tires and make sure they don't come off if you add Ca glue to fix those spots disconnect the steering link from the servo to free the steering assembly now check to make sure the steering assembly moves freely if it is tied down it needs tension if is not reattach the link to the servo now remove the shock absorbers from the vehicle and lift the suspension arms up and down to ensure they move freely under their own weight, if they don't they are tied up and need attention.
We did a whole video on fixing the suspension and we'll link it below with loose shocks, give them an idea if they feel like they need oil because this would be a good time to reload them and then when you're done with the shocks you can reinstall everything what he removed. Get back in the car and then give it a final shake. Go through the bolts, make sure they're not backed up and still tight, and the nuts too so they're not backed up and tight. Always wheel nuts. you know, give it a good final twist and once you put the motor back in, give the gear mesh a good feel to ensure it's nice and smooth and not stuck.
Now the last thing you should examine are the differentials; Over time, the differential fluid inside breaks down. low due to heat and needs to be refilled differentials that lack fluid spin too easily differentials with the proper amount of differential fluid inside have some resistance and that's how you want the differentials, as the vehicle owner, be something you We'll have to pay attention to get an idea, maybe once a year get in there open the diffs inspect them and refill them if necessary guys if you enjoyed this video please like it and stop destroying your car rc.
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