RC India

hi everyone... i've noticed that this website gives more importance to planes and helis... anyways,im from kolkata... was interested in this and came upon this resourceful site. i feel i should make a car myself to better understand it's working,rather than buying a readymade one...although the latter option is cheaper! anyone has any idea about making the circuit board etc...

I had people complain multiples times that this site/forum has too much talk about cars !  :headscratch:  8-)  Go figure !

Anyways, you have to make your intentions very clear so that people can assist you :)

Are you planning to build a radio controlled car, or one what is with wired control ?  Radio controlled would add significant complexity.  You cannot make general statements, and expect people to hand-hold you starting from scratch. So read up relevant material here and on other forums, and ask specific questions.  For example, you may ask how I can build a speed controller ?  Or how do I control the movement of a servo ?  I hope you get the idea.

Please note that I am not trying to discourage you at all.  Just guiding you to ask the right questions, so that everyone here can attempt to help you :)

There are threads here about people doing DIY stuff with cars.

http://www.rcindia.org/cars/anyone-into-micro-rc-car-building/
http://www.rcindia.org/self-designed-diy-and-college-projects/solar-powered-vehicle/

I am sure there are other threads also that can be useful to you... but you have to break your project down into pieces, and take a step-by-step approach.  The word "PCB" alone is too vague.

hello anwar... well you rightly pointed out the weak points. no problem. for starts,im a commerce student in a reputed college... i took science till tenth then shifted to commerce... a decision which was not mine. anyways,i do have basic knowledge of electronics and making things,the rest i learn from the net and have been doing weeks of research before stumbling upon this site...

i have also consulted my engineering student friends on this... so... im not a techie but i am very interested in this... and also to promote this in the area where i live since most are unaware of rc hobbies...

getting back to  my query,i want to clarify that instead of doing things the easy way and 'buying' a rc toy,it would be more fun and educational to build and assemble it...that's why i wanted answers... any idea where to get started? once again anwar... thanks... :)

Hey you dont have to be an enginner or anything :) All you need is interest. I would suggest making a non propotional rc first. All you need is a few elect components , motor , donor toy for wheels,chassis etc.

I guess we need to start from the basics.  The fundamental question is, "what do you want the PCB to do in the car" ?  What are its intended functions ?  And the answer has to be more detailed than to "run a car" :)

first thing RTR are expensives than kits though cheaper than self made models.
Making a self made model is good for only those who can benefit from it as a tech project.
If you really want to build it yourself so that you can learn how it works i would highly recommend you to please buy a self building kit which will be a lot more cheaper and better in almost all aspects.
Regards,
Arpit Singh

any idea how much will a low cost DIY should cost? im more into heli's than cars... thanks for the info arpit...i guess a kit would be the first step...

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