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Step-by-step RC how-to guides covering repairs, upgrades, maintenance and setup. Written by the Hobbies Direct team for beginners and experienced hobbyists.

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Mar 29, 20194 min read

How To: Bind a FlySky Receiver and Transmitter (Remote)

Maybe you’ve upgraded to a new radio, maybe you plugged something in where you weren’t supposed to, or maybe your car likes to pretend it’s a submarine and spend more time underwater than it does o...

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Jul 23, 20266 min read
How to Make an RC Car Faster: The Upgrades We Recommend
Three things make an electric RC car faster: more voltage, taller gearing and a brushless motor. Do the cheap, low-risk jobs first, and check what your speed controller can take before you buy anyt...
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Oct 04, 20239 min read
Baja 5B Quick Start Guide
Everything you need to know to get your Baja up and running!
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Aug 17, 20235 min read
How to Paint an RC Body Shell...with an Airbrush!
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Jul 15, 20236 min read
How to Use an RC Smart Charger - Quick Start Guide
To use an RC smart charger , plug in your battery's main and balance leads, select LiPo Balance mode, set the charge rate to match your battery's capacity (1 amp per 1000mAh), set the correct cell ...
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Jul 13, 20233 min read
LiPo Battery Not Charging? Common Causes & Fixes
A LiPo battery that won't charge has one of two problems. Either the charger can't make a proper connection or is on the wrong setting, or the battery has been run too flat and the charger is refus...
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Jul 13, 20234 min read
RC Gear Ratios Explained! Pinion and Spur for Max Performance
How pinion and spur gears affect your RC car's speed and torque. Learn the right ratios.
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Jul 01, 20233 min read
How to Mix 2 Stroke Fuel for Petrol RC Cars
Mix it up!
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Jun 29, 20234 min read
The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to Building Airfix Starter Set Model Kits
Build a scale model kit! .
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Jun 19, 20232 min read
How to Use the GT Power N802 RC NiMH Battery Charger
How to use the GT Power n802d NiMH battery charger . To watching this Blog in its original YouTube video form, click here . Plug in and press the button The G.T. Power n802d NiMH battery charger is...
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Jun 15, 20233 min read
How to Use the GT Power B3 RC LiPo Battery Charger
How to use the basic but brilliant B3.
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Mar 06, 20235 min read
How to Troubleshoot Your RC Car Steering Servo
RC car steering not working? Here's how to troubleshoot!
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Mar 02, 20233 min read
How to: Set a Fail Safe
Is your car safe from signal failure?
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Feb 27, 20235 min read
How to: Replace a rear Diff in a Xinlehong 9125
Step-by-step guide to replacing the rear differential on a Xinlehong 9125 Sprint.
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Feb 24, 20232 min read
How to: Replace an Axle
Broken axle no more!
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Feb 23, 20233 min read
How-to: Reset your Carburettor settings to Factory-Spec
Messed up your carby settings on your petrol-powered RC? Read on...
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Sep 26, 20222 min read
Dumbo RC X4 controller - How-to: Switch Steering Modes
Is your car driving like it's possessed and you have this radio? Read on...
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Apr 14, 20228 min read
How To: Clean an RC Car
Let Aaron show you how to clean your RC car, truck or buggy with these awesome tips.
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Jul 15, 20194 min read
How to Replace an RC Steering Servo: A Complete Guide
The steering servo in your RC car is the electric motor that moves the steering side to side. In the same way that you need good gear mesh and throttle calibration to go fast in a straight line, yo...
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Jul 15, 20193 min read
How to: Calibrate an ESC
Being a good RC driver doesn’t involve any special tricks, just reaction time and some finesse on the controls. Proper throttle use can be the difference between a particularly sweet drift and a pa...
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Oct 18, 20174 min read
HSP 2WD Steering Post Upgrade/Mod
Strengthen up your HSP 2WD off-road RC car with this cool mod that fixes weak point in these models.