| You are about to buy your first RC car. You go | | | | they produce less heat that extends the life of |
| into the shop and you are offered two different | | | | the engine, and they can give more speed to |
| cars. One is powered by electricity (an electric RC | | | | your car. |
| car) and the other - by real fuel (the nitro RC | | | | Once you know what kind of engine you want, |
| car). You begin to wonder and you really do not | | | | you should consider the other very important |
| know which one to choose. | | | | structural element of the car - the chassis. There |
| If you do not want to be part of this situation, | | | | are two types - metal and plastic. The plastic |
| learn the differences about each type radio | | | | chassis are made of carbon fiber that gives |
| controlled vehicle before you go to the shop. | | | | strength and is very light. The metal chassis are |
| Knowing the insides will help you make a choice. | | | | made of aluminum. It is the most common type |
| The main difference between an electric car and | | | | of chassis for nitro and gas RC cars as it can |
| the fuel powered car is the motor. The electric | | | | stand the heat produced by the engine. Moreover |
| car has batteries. They are charged with | | | | an aluminum chassis helps the engine cool. |
| electricity that makes the car function. The nitro | | | | The gears, wheels and axels of a RC car are also |
| remote controlled car has a motor. It is powered | | | | important. They can be made of plastic (typical |
| by fuel just like a normal car. The fuel used is a | | | | for the toy grade RC cars) or metal. Metal ones |
| special methanol based fuel for RC cars. There | | | | are more durable and recommended for the nitro |
| are other RC cars that use gasoline however | | | | cars. |
| they are larger models and not quite typical | | | | The final thing to consider is the runtime of your |
| hobby RC cars. | | | | car. If it is powered by battery it will be able to |
| If you want an electric motor car there is one | | | | run for about 15 minutes per battery until you |
| thing to consider - brushed or brushless motor. | | | | need to recharge. Depending on the number of |
| The brushed motors are usually used for toy RC | | | | batteries you may have a whole hour before the |
| cars while the brushless ones are used in hobby | | | | power goes down. The nitro cars depend on fuel |
| RC cars making. Brushless motors tend to be | | | | so the tank size is important for their runtime. On |
| more expensive however they have better | | | | the other hand a tank is refilled for less than a |
| characteristics. They do not need a lot of cleaning, | | | | minute. |