| There are numerous versions of radio controlled | | | | forward, this is what will happen. |
| vehicles on the market. Many of them are marketed | | | | In order for movement to take place, a motor is |
| as toys but some are aimed directly at their most | | | | required. The motor controls the wheels, propeller or |
| appreciative audience ? the middle aged man! These | | | | any other component of the vehicle which moves. This |
| men like to relive their youth by playing with them and | | | | does not have to be solely the component which |
| are able to spend much more money on the most | | | | actually causes the vehicle to move, although this is |
| impressive, lifelike and feature packed versions. | | | | part of its purpose. For example, a radio controlled car |
| However, whether you buy a budget or a top of the | | | | needs to have wheels that move and so the motor |
| range model, you can be sure that the basic principles | | | | would control this. However, it may also have a fan on |
| of the way in which they work are the same. | | | | the top which spins. This fan is not essential for the |
| There are four basic components to the majority of | | | | car?s movement to take place but it does need a |
| radio controlled vehicles. The first is the transmitter, | | | | motor to make it spin. |
| which is the piece that you hold in your hands and use | | | | A motor can only work if it has a power source |
| to control the vehicle. This is called a transmitter as it | | | | connected to it and this is the final element of most |
| transmits radio waves to the receiver. This is a circuit | | | | radio controlled vehicles. The most common type is the |
| board and antenna combination located somewhere | | | | replaceable battery. However, there are mains |
| within the vehicle itself and which receives and | | | | powered vehicles available which plug into the |
| translates the radio waves from the transmitter. Once | | | | domestic power supply and charge a rechargeable |
| the antenna has received the radio wave signal it | | | | battery within the vehicle. These are generally more |
| triggers an electrical charge which causes a circuit | | | | expensive to buy but can work out cheaper in the long |
| within the circuit board to be completed. This then | | | | run as these types of vehicles do require quite a |
| makes the vehicle do whatever it is you requested | | | | substantial amount of power to run, causing standard |
| depending on what you did on the handheld transmitter. | | | | batteries to expire quite quickly. |
| So, if you moved the controller to make the vehicle go | | | | |