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 OBJECTIVES

Sections on General Electric RC Car Technology and Techniques

<< THE CHASSIS >>

Weight
Chassis Material
Structural Sturdiness
Battery compartment
The bumper

<< THE DRIVE SYSTEM >>

Traction
2WD VS 4WD
Shaft drive system VS belt drive system
Expert tips

<< GEARS & BEARINGS >>

Gear ratio and gear pitch
Differential gear
The One-Way unit
Cleaning the gears
Expert tips
The bearings
Cleaning the bearings
 Expert tips

<< THE MOTOR >>

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

<< THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM >>

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

 << THE WHEELS AND THE TIRES >>

Camber, caster and toe angle
Types of tire and their use
Filling up the tires
Tire performance factors
Expert tips

<< RC ELECTRONICS >>

The remote controller set
Receiver and servos
Cored versus coreless
Analog versus digital
Mixing and matching
Speed Controllers: MSC vs ESC
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

Sections on RTR Specific Tips and Techniques

READY-TO-RUN PREPARATION
INITIAL CHECKING AND TESTING
THOROUGH LUBING
SECURING THE SCREWS, NUTS AND BOLTS
MOTOR UPGRADE
BATTERY UPGRADE
STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM
TOE TUNING

GOING ON-ROAD
GOING TRUGGY
HOW TO TRANSFORM A BUGGY INTO A TRUGGY
CAMBER ADJUSTMENT

GOING 1:16
BATTERY COMPARTMENT ISSUE
BATTERY WIRING ISSUE
THE WOBBLING WHEELS

1:10 ON-ROAD RTR
BATTERY COMPARTMENT
BUSHINGS
MOTOR UPGRADE
OPTIMIZING CHASSIS STRUCTURE
CUTTING WEIGHT
INSTALLING A VIDEO CAMERA
RELOCATING THE ON/OFF SWITCH
DAMPER IMPROVEMENT

REPAIRING OR REPLACING RTR ELECTRONICS
SWAPPING TRANSMITTERS

Appendix File covering the following topics:

MIXING AND MATCHING RECEIVER, ESC AND SERVO
GEAR RATIOS
DOG BONE END FLOAT
SOLDERING BATTERY CELLS
THE TAMIYA XB PRO BUGGY PACKAGE
THE TAMTECH GEAR 1:18 HOTSHOT

This title covers information of relevance to the following kinds of EP 1:10/1:12/1:16
Tamiya/non-Tamiya styled onroad/offroad vehicles:

The Tamtech Gear Hotshot 4WD is also covered in the appendix file:

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