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Old 06-08-2009, 12:40 PM
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Throttle Limiter

That’s a great limiter. Since I am new to the forums I don't know if this method has been covered. It is what I used when my girls were very young learning to drive a RC car. I just did the KT-18 to see if it would work as well as it did on the KT-2, It Did. These are just bicycle inner tubes cut to different lengths. You can cut them on a angle if you need a narrow but larger diameter section. I like the feel of the grip especially if your hand gets sweaty. These stops were cut with scissors from discarded clear plastic packaging. I have used popsicle stick sections in the past. The inner tubes are only a few dollars each. As their skill progress you just remove a shim piece. I used to keep one set up for a crawl for when their friends would first want to try it. It works well for first time adults also. They just mash the throttle and the car just putts along and they only have to worry about steering. There is much less frustration and less for them to think about. It’s kind of like learning to fly a RC heli by sliding it around on the ground before you add the vertical dimension. While not very hi-tec it does work well.

KT-18



And the KT-2


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