In what can only be described as the cheapest midlife crisis ever, I spotted an old school hard wired remote control car on eBay a few weeks ago and got it dirt cheap.
As soon as I'd received, chucked in a load of size C batteries (so of the era, can't remember the last time I used one) I decided it would be a cool little project to convert to wireless with an aim to maybe upgrade the motors etc in the future.
I have absolutely zero idea with RC stuff but the car is as simple as they come. Two motors, one driving forward/reverse, the other driving the steering.
I bought a transmitter/receiver, battery that's a little overspec of the original battery demand, and plenty of connectors.
Me being pretty dim thought it would be as simple as wire the motors to the receiver, one channel each, happy days. Even more stupidly I soldered it all up before actually chucking some batteries in the transmitter to test.
Of course it results in the motors going live with no input and I imagine will result in some kind of burn out if I left it for any length of time.
A bit of googling suggests I need an ESC between motor and receiver and this is where I have a few questions:
1) Do I need an ESC per motor?
A) If yes, I assume there is a way to "share" the battery?
B) If no, how does it get split out when it comes to the receiver channels?
Any crude drawings or diagrams as to how the wiring should look would be awesome at this stage. Also any pointers towards the right kind of ESC('s) required. This is absolutely bargain basement stuff so no pro gear needed, I just wanted to do it for the sake of doing it...
Cheers
Harry
As soon as I'd received, chucked in a load of size C batteries (so of the era, can't remember the last time I used one) I decided it would be a cool little project to convert to wireless with an aim to maybe upgrade the motors etc in the future.
I have absolutely zero idea with RC stuff but the car is as simple as they come. Two motors, one driving forward/reverse, the other driving the steering.
I bought a transmitter/receiver, battery that's a little overspec of the original battery demand, and plenty of connectors.
Me being pretty dim thought it would be as simple as wire the motors to the receiver, one channel each, happy days. Even more stupidly I soldered it all up before actually chucking some batteries in the transmitter to test.
Of course it results in the motors going live with no input and I imagine will result in some kind of burn out if I left it for any length of time.
A bit of googling suggests I need an ESC between motor and receiver and this is where I have a few questions:
1) Do I need an ESC per motor?
A) If yes, I assume there is a way to "share" the battery?
B) If no, how does it get split out when it comes to the receiver channels?
Any crude drawings or diagrams as to how the wiring should look would be awesome at this stage. Also any pointers towards the right kind of ESC('s) required. This is absolutely bargain basement stuff so no pro gear needed, I just wanted to do it for the sake of doing it...
Cheers
Harry