RC Racing Glossary
Introduces New Terms
ScaleRC Racing Glossary of Terms A | B | C| D | E| F| G | H| I | J |K | L| M | N| O | P| Q | R| S| T | U| V | W| XYZ |
A After-burn oil--Afew drops of after-burn oil placed in the engine cylinder helps tolubricate the piston and other internal parts. As the name implies,after-burn oil is used after burning nitro gas, i.e. running the engine.
B
Battery Pack--Thebattery pack is a group of rechargeable battery cells made out ofeither nickel cadmium (Ni-CD) or nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH)
C
Caster -- Almostevery car has some caster built-in. Caster is the angle that the car'sfront wheels pivot on when turning. Most on-road Touring Car type kitsuse between 5 and 10 degrees of caster. Off-road kits like buggies andtrucks have about 25 to 30 degrees of 'kick-up' on the front axles
Center of Gravity --can be shortened to CG or cg. A point in space that represents thecentral point of a car's mass.
Crosstalk--Scramblingof radio signals...
Crystal--Part ofhobby-grade vehicles set with a specific frequency..-
D
Drafting -- Inracing terms, this is the act of following the car in front of youclose enough that your car does not have to fight drag.
Drivetrain --Givesthe RC car motion when power is applied...
E Electric-- RCthat runs off a battery pack
F
Fail Safe--A way toavoid the problems associated with frequency interference...
Foam Inserts--Goinside tires on an RC...
Frequency--Specificradio signal sent from the transmitter to the receiver...
G
Glow Engine--Engineswith a glow plug...
Glow Plug Warmer--Usedto heat the glow plug...
Glow Plug--Similarto a spark plug...
Glow Starter--Used to heat the glow plug...
H
Hobby-Grade--Upgradeable,customizable, more expensive than toy RCs...
Hop-up--Upgradeor improve appearance or performance...
I IFMAR--Associationpromoting professional championship RC racing...
Interference--Scramblingof radio signals..
J
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Kick-Up--While caster refers to the upward angle at the front wheels of the car,kick-up refers to the upward angle of the front suspension arms
L
Lexan --Trademarkfor a type of plastic used for RC bodies...
M
Megahertz--Measurementused to describe radio frequencies...
MHz--Anabbreviation for megahertz...
Mods--Customized reconstruction...
N
Nitro --Fuel thatcontains the fuel additive nitromethane...
O Off-road -- RCvehicles such as 4x4s, dune-buggies, and monster trucks...
On-road --Sporty RC vehicles such as Porsches, Supras, and Corvettes...
P
.Peak Charger--Batterycharger that detects drop in voltage and adjusts...
Preassembled-- RC that is completely put together and requires no assembly...
Q
R
Radio Controlled--Scale model cars, trucks, and other vehicles controlled by ahand-held controller that sends radio signals...
RC --Radiocontrolled but can also mean remote controlled...
Ready-to-Run--Little or no assembly required...
Receiver --Unit inside the RC vehicle that receives the signal from thetransmitter...
ROAR--US/Canadiannon-profit corporation that supports the sport of radio controlled carracing...
RTR--Ready-to-run...
S
Scale--Size of an RCas compared to the real, full-size version...
Servo--Device that controls things like steering and speed...
Suspension--Shocksand springs...
T
Throttle--When you'give it the gas' you're applying more throttle...
Toy-Grade--Mass-market,electric RCs suitable for children and beginners...
Transmitter--Devicethat sends radio signals to the radio receiver..
U Unassembled --Has tobe built from the ground up...
Upgrade--Tostep up or improve either the performance or parts....
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