what dose a boost do??

[StreetRacer]

ive heard of people talking about boost and other stuff like that and i have no clue what it is??? can someone explain to me what it is???
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RX-7 with a 3.0

[tinyrc]

It's a replacement chassis, and it requires the 4ch controller; when you apply the Boost, it effectively adds "1.0" to the motor speed, making for example a 1.0 into a 2.0 and a 2.2 into at 3.2 (etc.).

[323iT]

3.0 to a 4.0:D

[The Thunderer]

Wow, I don't even have a 3.0 yet and I can boost to a 4.0 when it comes in???? KEWL!!!!

[StreetRacer]

can someone explain to me step by step how i make this boost stuff work???

[TheFanMan]

it actually gives you dual speeds, you don't HAVE to have a multi controller, but if you have one, then that's what the "action button" is for. hit it and bam! quik boost:D

[StreetRacer]

how much does a boost cost, and how much does a boost controler cost???

[ylexot]

you don't HAVE to have a multi controller Yes, you do HAVE to have a multi controller for the booster cars. They use a different control encoding in the frequency. That's why there's an A-B-C switch on the multi controller. A for non-boosters, B for boosters, and C for future products. C also controls the booster, but you lose the slow speed ability (constant boost).

can someone explain to me step by step how i make this boost stuff work??? Step one - Buy Booster car set.
Step two - Buy Multi controller
Step three - Push boost button to go faster.

Boost is non-existent on other cars.

I'm not sure about the "adding 1.0 to your motor", but the booster with a 2.2 is faster than a normal 2.2, but the slow speed is slower than a normal 2.2.

[tinyrc]

how much does a boost cost, and how much does a boost controler cost???

We have the controller available in the Shop, and the Boost chassis are on the way.

[ViperKid]

will the boost only last fo so long? will the chassis fit other badys too?:confused:

[carbongraphite]

ha ha ha i can race my friends cit char g and even if i run with my 2.2 (i have a 3.0 also) i can be like oh **** son hit the nos.

[hoyboy_92]

Well from what I understand when the car is running without boost it is a lot slower than normal e.g. a 3.0 motor will run much slower and therefore controllable. When you hit the boost button it gets full power and runs like any other 3.0

Useful when you need to slow down for corners and tricky bits, but it is not a way of getting a 3.0 to go like a 4.0!

But then my booster set arrived dead in the post so I haven't had a chance to try it yet :-(

[striderpunk]

man that sucks your car arrived dead man sorry

[_NiTrOuS_]

someone once said that the way the boost works is that the machine flicks the power on and off really fast so it goes slower, then when you press the boost button it goes full speed.

[baleisen]

Please let me explain this.
The car must have the 'booster' RX deck. The X-mitter must be the 4 band controller. When the car is raced, it normally will travel at about .7 normal speed. Press the boost button and you get full speed. The 1.0 and 3.0 motors don't respond properly. Don't use them. You can burn out the receiver. (Go IR.) I haven't tried the 3.8 motor yet. Hopefully next week.
Concerning IR: The steering actuator of a BCG is just that, a magnetic actuator. This is not the reason that the IR conversion doesn't have prop steering. Magnetic actuators have been used in R/C planes for 50 years. We fly mico-planes with them today. Check out rcmicroflight.com

I am considering building an 0.020 powered R/C car. I have to find a proper flywheel.

BAE

[tinyrc]

Wow, those little planes are amazing! Can you buy them, or are they all self-built?

[MTL]

if you hit boost while coming out of a corner, would it just shoot out of the track?

[baleisen]

Some are kits. Some come only as plans. Others, bigger planes can be bought almost ready to fly or completely ready to fly. BAE

[defor]

BitChar-G boost function functions as a car-only feature. Special Boost-capable boards contain your nornal circuitry, as well as 2 additional features, an interpreter for decoding signals sent across the normally 2-channel radio system and making use of this to control a pulse width modulated speed control. an example of a similar circuit for doing the pwm speed control is such: http://www.aaroncake.net/circuits/motorcon.htm

After this is enabled on the Rx, all that remains is enabling the Tx to send the correct pulse across the normal Forwards/Backwards command. THis is where the A/B/C switch on the 4-Frequency Tx comes in handy. A enables normal non PWM operation, for using normal bits with no decoding circuit. B enables the Tx to send encoded signals. and C causes the Tx to send encoded signals, but instead of relying on the "turbo" button to know when to turn off the PWM on the motor, it sends all commands to the Rx as if turbo was always held.

If you look at this, you might realize that the Turbo button actually is really sending a code to return the bit to normal motor operation, that is, constant voltage, and releasing it causes the PWM mode to kick in, thus slowing the motor to half speed.

What some have done is rewire the controller to send full speed mode by default, and use the turbo to turn ON Half Speed Mode, to simulate braking. Not a bad idea if you have this controller.

In addition, the potential exists that one could use the output on the Rx board that enables the pwm circuit to control a third function of the control... just an idea (and a project I'm currently working on)

Thus, the controller output is as follows:

Mode A (unencoded)
Forwards: forwards full speed
Backwards: backwards full speed
Left: left
Right: right

Mode B with Turbo Held (encoded)
Forwards: forwards full speed
Backwards: backwards full speed
Left: left
Right: right

Mode B with Turbo Released (encoded)
Forwards: forwards PWM
Backwards: backwards PWM
Left: left
Right: right

Mode C (encoded)
Forwards: forwards full speed
Backwards: backwards full speed
Left: left
Right: right

In addition (I haven't checked yet), the left/right signals are encoded too in mode B or C, thus leading to me to believe that in a motor-steering configuration (think tank or digi-q), the left/right channel will exhibit PWM enabled speed also.

-dan