Details for building a 1/6 Scale Radio Controlled Tank.

Servos and speed controllers ?

 

Initially I want to build the Tank controller from parts I already have or parts that are very cheap.

Reasons 

1)- keep costs down until whole thing is proved to work !

2)-use existing 6 Channel Futaba Radio [ Dates from 70's as I do !] so no fancy mixing here !

3)-easy to diagnose faults when thing won't move.

4)-suits my current [pun] electrical skills/knowledge

5)-this part can easily be upgraded later without a complete tear down of tank [ unlike if you get the drive train wrong !]

So looking here:- 

http://www.rctankcombat.com/articles/speed-control/

I chose to build the Tri-Pact Speed control for starters.

The GolfCaddy did come with some Fwd only speed controllers which I hope to get integrated later into the circuit. 

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