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I had RC when I was a kid in the 80's. But most of us young kids, at least the ones who I knew back then.. bought something the guy at the hobby store gave us, and didn't know the technical details.
So while I know of grasshopper, monster beetle, vanessa's lunchbox, wild willy, blackfoot, etc- I wasn't deep enough in the hobby- and as some of you may or may not be of the same age to understand- information back then was completely different and waaay less available than it is in the last 20 years. Most anything I was into in my youth- use dirtbikes for example, was learned from a monthly mag bought at the local store.
So greater detail into the inner workings of my plastic toy that took hours to charge, ran out of juice in 15 minutes, and broke when you sneezed at it- well, lets just say we live in a much better world now.
All that now said- I just broke my stock servo. Those were easy enough for me to grasp the basics and pick one.
.... but that brought me further into the rabbit hole- I would like to run it on higher voltage than 6, and our cars can't do that.
So my options appear to be a BEC, but then I see I need an accessory part to the BEC to raises it's voltage (seems dumb and a money grab)... so why not just buy a better ESC at that price point? And if I am buying another ESC, I might as well buy an ESC motor kit- but I have ZERO idea what any of the motor specs mean.....
So while I know of grasshopper, monster beetle, vanessa's lunchbox, wild willy, blackfoot, etc- I wasn't deep enough in the hobby- and as some of you may or may not be of the same age to understand- information back then was completely different and waaay less available than it is in the last 20 years. Most anything I was into in my youth- use dirtbikes for example, was learned from a monthly mag bought at the local store.
So greater detail into the inner workings of my plastic toy that took hours to charge, ran out of juice in 15 minutes, and broke when you sneezed at it- well, lets just say we live in a much better world now.
All that now said- I just broke my stock servo. Those were easy enough for me to grasp the basics and pick one.
.... but that brought me further into the rabbit hole- I would like to run it on higher voltage than 6, and our cars can't do that.
So my options appear to be a BEC, but then I see I need an accessory part to the BEC to raises it's voltage (seems dumb and a money grab)... so why not just buy a better ESC at that price point? And if I am buying another ESC, I might as well buy an ESC motor kit- but I have ZERO idea what any of the motor specs mean.....