Transmitter's whats the differance?

[driftdacar]

Yo, new to rc cars and I'm just wondering should i upgrade my transmitter for my drift car. Can someone please explain in simple terms how a controller for a car can be so different to the standard one you get with it?

What why exactly would u recommend me to change?

Cheers guys!

 

[Racer 1966]

As simply as I can put it,your controller must send a signal to the receiver and the receiver must receive it without it being corrupted by other signals. You would upgrade your controller to improve the speed and accuracy of transmitting the controller's signal to the receiver and to eliminate interference from other signals.

Upgrading depends on where and how you intend to use you r/c. If you're in town and around a lot of electrical lines or if you plan to race or bash with several others,you probably need an upgrade. The stock AM radios are prone to being easily interfered with. An FM radio would be a good upgrade but there are now several cheap 2.4ghz radios available so if an upgrade is needed,I'd go with one of them. Having said that,I still use my stock AM radio with my Savage,but I usually am by myself or just one other person when running it and there's not much around me for interference.

 

[olds97_lss]

The digital programmable remotes/receivers usually allow for 3+ models to be programmed into it. So if you have 4 vehicles, you use one transmitter and just switch model numbers (and possibly crystals if you don't use 2.4G) and go.

Personally, I wouldn't get anything less than a 4 model memory 2.4Ghz setup. Even if you have just two trucks, it means you can setup the remote for a family member to drive that has limited throttle without futzing with it. Just switch the model and hand them the remote. Then when you drive, switch it back. This requires you to setup the remote twice for each vehicle, but once it's set, your done. Then if you buy another down the line, you can just get another receiver and use one of the models on the remote to switch to and use.

I run 4 trucks off my one remote. I have an older spektrum DX3.0 which has a 4 model memory. That's pretty much keeping me from buying more trucks... lol

So, full adjustability of the remote, multiple models, better technology to give less interference and longer range. Those are usually the reasons why people upgrade to a better setup.

 

[hamz9561]

I have th new Spektrum DX3s TX. It has 10 model memories which I use on six trucks. As was said before, the 2.4 GHz radios do not really have any interference. They also have a built-in fail safe to keep the vehicle from going wild when it's out of range or there is a glitch. If you don't get radio that has one built in, you must have a fail safe of some kind to prevent from severe damage to your vehicle.