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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 |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. Battery Pack--Thebattery pack is a group of rechargeable battery cells made out ofeither nickel cadmium (Ni-CD) or nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) 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 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. Electric-- RCthat runs off a battery pack 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...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... Hobby-Grade--Upgradeable,customizable, more expensive than toy RCs... Hop-up--Upgradeor improve appearance or performance... IFMAR--Associationpromoting professional championship RC racing... Interference--Scramblingof radio signals.. K 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 armsLexan --Trademarkfor a type of plastic used for RC bodies... Megahertz--Measurementused to describe radio frequencies... MHz--Anabbreviation for megahertz... Mods--Customized reconstruction... Nitro --Fuel thatcontains the fuel additive nitromethane... Off-road -- RCvehicles such as 4x4s, dune-buggies, and monster trucks... .Peak Charger--Batterycharger that detects drop in voltage and adjusts... 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... Scale--Size of an RCas compared to the real, full-size version... Servo--Device that controls things like steering and speed... Suspension--Shocksand springs... Throttle--When you'give it the gas' you're applying more throttle... Unassembled --Has tobe built from the ground up... |
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