As you probably already know, RC stands for Radio Controlled. An RC car is a battery-operated car, controlled from a determined distance by a remote control.
The first models were running on nitro or gas. The functioning principle is quite easy to understand: the inputs from the remote control’s triggers are sent via a transmitter to the car’s receiver. From the receiver, the radio signal is interpreted and transformed in electrical impulse. The electrical impulse gets to the hurry and servo controllers; this design the car starts functioning. Continue reading