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This book has been developed from the ground up for beginners who know little about electric power RC technology. It gives an introduction to the mainstream offroad architectures. The primary goal of this book is to explain various RC technical concepts and essential DIY upgrade/maintenance techniques in very simple language. We believe that this book and its support materials have everything you need for an informative, interesting, challenging and entertaining RC educational experience. The book TOC: END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT 3 ABOUT RCPRESS 5 ABOUT THIS BOOK 6 TOOLS YOU'RE GOING TO NEED 8 PROPER HANDLING OF THE SCREWS 16 BASIC CONCEPTS OF OFFROAD RC 23 BODY PROTECTION 25 ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS 37 REPAIRING THE BROKEN ARMS 40 REPLACING THE BROKEN ARMS 48 MAJOR CHASSIS TYPES 53 OTHER CHASSIS TYPES 60 OVERVIEW OF THE 4WD ARCHITECTURE 62 STRUCTURAL STURDINESS 75 UNDERSTANDING THE STEERING MECHANISM 80 TRANSMITTER TUNING 87 STEERING STABILITY AND REVERSING SERVO DIRECTION 90 UNDERSTANDING THE DRIVE SYSTEM, THE SHAFTS AND THE TIRES 92 TIRE SIZING 108 UNDERSTANDING THE BRUSHED MOTOR 111 UNDERSTANDING THE ESC 117 BRUSHED UPGRADE 121 SOLDERING TECHNIQUES 126 USING AIRSOFT MOTORS ON RC CARS 128 DUAL-MOTOR UPGRADE 131 UNDERSTANDING BATTERY CONFIGURATION 133 THE CONNECTORS 139 TRADITIONAL BATTERY CELLS 142 SOLDERING BATTERY CELLS 147 11.1V, 10.8V, DUAL BATTERIES, AND V-TWIN 148 UNDERSTANDING THE RADIO SYSTEM 156 SWAPPING TRANSMITTERS 163 UNDERSTANDING THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM 165 INSTALLING ACCESSORIES 177

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