Hi all,
Forgive me, as I’m new to R/Cs, but I have a quick question. Is there a FAQ file somewhere, showing which brands of micro R/Cs are compatible with which controllers? It would be really nice to know, before I buy, whether I can make use of a certain controller for other cars.
Just to introduce myself, I got into micro R/Cs just a couple weeks ago. Some salesman came by the office and sold me a nifty Panther for $10.00. I fell in love with it, and had to get a few more R/Cs. I went by Radio Shack and picked up a Zip Zap, which was not fulfilling. The ZZ ran well enough, especially with a dual battery conversion, but just wasn’t fun like the Panther. It’s as if Radio shack designed a great working car, but forgot to make it fun. So I tried a couple of those Wal-Mart Motorworks. The Motorworks played beautifully, but the bodies just weren’t my cup of tea.
So the wife and I (Yep. I’m a grow-up
)went to Toys-R-Us and a hobby shop yesterday. It was R/C heaven. I got a MicroSizer Pro, a couple of Cyclona Bit Char-Gs, and a couple of Precious clones. What a nightmare. One Precious had a busted wire to the antenna controller, which I had to solder. The other Precious had an antenna with stripped threads. I’ve got no fix for that yet. One Cyclona had a busted on/off switch, which needed a super-glue session to repair, and the other Cyclona had massive steering problems. I fixed most of the steering issues with a scalpel and a change of tires, but there’s still more to be done. The MicroSizer was DOA, with a loose wire to the motor contact. A little soldering, and the MicroSizer was back in action. What the heck ever happened to quality control!!!!
On the good side, I now understand why the real deal MicroSizers are so great. The MicroSizer handles and steers much better than any of the clones. The car is phenomenal, especially since I popped in the 2.6 motor from the Panther. The Panther motor is just plain wicked. Lots of Torque and speed. Oh yah. I also got one of those Bit gear and axle kits, and popped the 8.25:1 gear the in the MicroSizer. Very nice.
I really dig the turbo button the Microsizer Pro. I don’t really like the button placement on the controller, but the turbo button concept is nice. I’ve got a feeling that it’ll be even more appreciated when I pop one of those 3.8 motors in it, or do a dual battery conversion.
Anyways, hello everybody, and thanks for posting up all of the great threads. I never would have gotten my cars actually working without the info on this forum!!!!
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