Electrified Hobbies, a hobby store in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, is open until 5pm today for Labor Day sales. George Phillips started his specialist model company Phillips Hobbies when he was 21 years old. The store is open to last-minute gift shoppers and offers a variety of items in stock. As retirement approaches, individuals can gain more freedom and focus on their hobbies.
On Saturday, October 19, CAMI Assembly will host EV Day and an Open House. Electronics as a hobby touches upon various technology or areas of interest, such as photography and cycling. A 28-year-old France power forward electrified the Bercy Arena with a repeater.
Electrified Hobbies is closing its doors after two years, and they want to thank all customers over the last two years. EVS is your RC Haven, where passion meets performance. With over 20 years in the industry, they are here to help you make the right purchase. Island Hobbies, the Caribbean’s premier hobby distributor and retailer, offers a new gameshop focused on tournament play with both card games and tabletop games, specifically Warhammer 40K and Age of Sigmar.
Hobbie Quarters, located in Portage, MI, offers RC cars, model kits, drones, and more. The store is open daily from 9am-6pm Monday through Friday, 10am-4pm Saturday, and 11am-3pm Sunday. Hobby Quarters is open Monday through Friday, and HobbyQuarters is open every day from 9am-6pm Monday through Friday.
Cooltraines Toys and Hobbies is located in Salunga, PA, and is open Monday through Friday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, and 01:00 am – 5:00 pm.
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Finally someone explaining RC stuff without all the condescending gate keeping attitude. I’m trying to learn RC planes and let’s just say it’s pretty difficult to ask questions and get straight, informative answers in that community. I’ve learned enough to realize the tech is the same as RC cars. Just more websites and servos. Thanks again!
I had to thumb up the article after that first joke. Good article too. I have some broken RC cars my boss asked me to repair. Since I’m an FPV quadcopter pilot, he assumes I know all about RC everything. I’m trying to learn what ESC, motor, sensored vs non sensored works with what application. I was never into RC cars until I drove one of his that I put back together. They are a lot of fun. I have rear end gear boxes disassembled, motors with what feels like bad bearings, an ESC that draws enough amps when a motor is plugged into it that it trips the overvolt protection on my power supply. However the motor runs just fine when plugged into the car that I got running. 4 of the same cars so everything is interchangeable. RC cars is another rabbit hole I’m diving into.
Hi Aaron, thank you for taking the time to make this article, I’m learning every day. My question is a little outside your article subject but I’m an electronics idiot but I’m not a dumb guy, so I’m hoping to tap your expert opinion for some advice. I’m trying to pull the rope on a lifejacket CO2 manual inflator (No, using the auto inflator is not an option) using either a servo or a solenoid with a button as the trigger on off. So, I’ve guessed the torque pull required on the rope is probably 3 to 5kg and this is a one-time use one time pull device I’m trying to build. I don’t even know if that is even possible to press a button once and get enough torque from a servo or solenoid to pull a rope? Would the servo keep spinning or would it stop after the button is released? Any advice or suggestions would be most greatly appreciated! Thank you so much!
Hey, i am going to up grade a rc that i have for a long time, but he is more like a toy, you know like every part is made from hard plastic, the suspension is pretty basic, the engine is really bad but his structure is just like a crawler, and i want to up grade him so do you have any tip to my case?
Curious. If I wanted to run power tool batteries, Is there a step down I need for the extra voltage? Or does this automatically step down? I’m new to this. I don’t use 12v tools so I have concern for the extra voltage. I’d likely use nominal 18v batteries. I’m just considering something for my nephew that runs off of tool batteries.
Very informative article, many thanks! Last time I was playing with RC cars was about 30 years ago – still remember by Picco P5 (F5) engine! I wonder if you might be able to advise – I fried the receiver on a toy car (by upgrading the battery from 7.5V to 8.4… !). The steering in the car does not have a servo but a motor. Would I be able to control / connect to this steering motor with a standard RC receiver, like the one you have in your article ? Thank you in advance! 🙂
Need some help please, iam new to RC cars. I have a brushless ftx carnage and my son tried to connect the charging cable from the battery into the visible ports of the receiver (etronix pulse 3 website receiver). website 1 and 2 is used. From what I can see website 3 which is still available is where he’s tried to connect. Silly thing, it wasn’t starting so he saw what looked like a male and female connection and tried connecting. There was a spark and some smoke. What has he fried? The receiver? I just bought a new battery but still not working. The car doesnt respond at all to the remote control, Appreciate any advice
Great article mate, teaching an old dog new tricks. I bought an HSP Savagery truck and haven`t turned a wheel yet but while familiarising myself with this fabulous little truck I noticed the rear (non steer) wheels toe in a few degrees (noticable to the naked eye) and there appears to be no way to adjust this toe in. Is there a technical reason for the rear wheels pointing inwards instead of them being parallel to each other. The only adjustment I can see is camber/castor. Thanks in advance and will now subscribe to this website. Cheers mate
Ok, I subscribed and such. I’m going to rewatch this tomorrow when I wake up. I built a boat and used a Duratrax car to do it. I was using original battery but (probably because the prop shaft got yucky (and NOTHING is serviceable) ) the prop stopped turning until I put an 18 volt makita drill battery in it. But I’m pretty sure I’m about to fry something or everything. QUESTION how do I run everything like servos and speed control off the 9 volt and run just the motor off of the 18 volt?
So here I am sitting, considering using my 3d printer to make a rc dumper truck from scratch. I have no idea about anything RC related and im a tiny bit above avarage in cad drawing and designing stuff to print. so this can be fun! (we all know im gonna fail misserably) All i think i know, after perusal this, is that i need a battery, an esc, motor to drive the wheels and 2 servos. one for steering and one for tipping the dumper. Then i guess i also need a 4 website reciever and controller to boot? 2 websites for the servos and one for the esc/motor. But what If i want lights aswell? A light module that get put in another website?
I am totally lost…The ESC has nowhere for the motor to plug into it at the box itself. I have to use the red and black leads (which are the same type connectors). As well if I do this, then there is nowhere to plug into the battery and the connectors on the battery are different from those on the ESC anyway. I haven’t even gotten to the servo yet…I have no manuals to refer to as well. Can anyone help?
It’s out of the subject of this article but can it be possible to use those rc engine sound module in electric bike, so when you turn the throttle it will sound likewise? If yes then please explain the wiring. Because in rc cars that module is connected to second website for changing its sound of engine while we rotate the throttle in the remote control.
I’m currently reviving a toy grade rc truck that I found in a trash can, still in half of its original package! But unfortunately missing the remote. So I sourced a cheap battery and usb charger from Amazon, as well as a controller and receiver board, and shoud have it all together and running after Christmas! Again it’s all toy grade but while that’s going on I’ve been re-searching a lot of hobby grade cars and trucks for when I make the step up! Great informational article here!
I have an issue when my speed is turned up between maybe 90-100%, the car wants to reverse under light throttle. The same is true for steering. If I just barely turn right, the car will register it as turning left. Any idea wth is going on? My kids are tired of racing the neighbors’ Traxxas Stampede at 80% speed 😢😆 The car is the Bezgar HB121 buggy. The radio is just about the simplest trigger and wheel style with steering trim, speed trim, aux and reverse steering options. Thanks for any info!
Thanks for article. Great explanation. I’m completely new to RC cars. A friend gave me his car to play with. Needless to say I did something to it and now there is a fast red blinking light on the receiver and a faster blinking red light on the esc? No steering or throttle. I saw a loose plug from the battery and an open open port (on the receiver) and thought it should be plugged in. Next thing I saw was a little bit of smoke come out of the fan…after that car no go. Please help.
is there such a thing as a ready to install kind of set up? rather than having to buy all the parts separately, is there some kind of electronics kit that just has everything in it ready to be set up and installed? sorry if this isnt there clear on what In trying to say, I actually dont know how to word it correctly