Welcome to my Radio Control Projects web site. I hope you find the projects detailed here to be very useful in this wonderful hobby. Currently, you will notice that there are very few, however, I hope to add more in the near future. By the way, although these should all work, none of these have been tested. In the unlikely event that you mess up your stuff, do not complain to me. You have been warned. Also, please do not manufacture and sell these products to a large audience. I don't care if you make these for people at your local track, but please do not sell them on E-Bay or to another "large audience." Thank You. I hope you enjoy this site. This site uses Java. If the site seems to load very slowly, or if your browser does not support javascripts, click here to go to a site without java. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to E-Mail me at [email protected]
Project One:
Automatic Battery Discharger
A relatively easy to build battery discharger that safely discharges 6 cell packs. A nice feature is that it features a voltmeter to monitor battery voltage and adjust the discharge cutoff time. It discharges at 20 Amps for 3/4 of the time, before switching to a slower 2 Amp discharge rate for the remainder of the charge time. It switches off at a voltage you select (5.4 volts is recommended) in order to prevent cell reversal. After it switches off, your 6 cell side-by-side or saddle pack can be placed in the next project, a battery pack equalizer.
Project 2
Automatic Battery Equalizer
This wonderful battery equalizer is just like the expensive ones manufactured by battery companies. The only difference is the price. This one is much cheaper to build and has many more features. Battery equalization is important if you want to get full performance out of your batteries. They discharge each cell to the exact same voltage. Doing this lets you charge them to their peak voltage. This one will cutoff at whatever voltage you select (0.3 Volts per Cell recommended to prevent cell reversal). It will, however, only work with side by side and saddle packs. It will not work with the standard stick packs.
Project 3
Electric Car Booster
TOTALLY EXPERIMENTAL!!!
This project will give the unused third channel on some radios a use. It uses extra cells to give your car an instant power boost. The project hooks a second $20 ESC (the cheapest you can find--the kind for airplanes)
up to an extra channel on your radio to some extra cells (2-4, depending on your main ESC's cell limit), and a small (1,000-10,000 uF) capacitor. You then hook up this to your main ESC's power input or (if you have a large enough secondary ESC) between your motor and speed control. In doing this project, be careful that you do not add too much voltage, or your ESCs could be destroyed. Only use up to the maximum amount your motor and speed control can accept. And once again, I can't be responsible if your destroy your car/truck. This and all of the other projects on this page are done at your own risk.
radio control car projects