Operating and Maintaining R.C. Engines (Part 2)

Nitro engines require some dedication to learn about their working mechanism. One needs to learn to maintain and service a 2-stroke engine, learn all the parts and perform regular checks and repair. Nitro engines are somewhat more prone to damage and are much more costly to replace. With some patience, time and dedication to your RC engine however, you can become an RC nitro mechanic in no time at all.

But an electric system is easy to install and maintain. If the batteries are taken care of properly then Electric setups do not require much maintenance. One can easily burn the batteries if they are not regularly charged and stored in the proper place under appropriate temperatures.

But with all that maintenance and operations care that goes after a nitro engine, it surely does produce the real power and gives out the best performance on the tracks than any of the electric ones. Some companies do produce motor engines claiming to be equivalent to the power of a nitro engine but that’s a rarity. A nitro engine is simply able to produce more power, and for as long as it has fuel. An electric motor may start out strong, but as the power discharges at an amazing rate; the nitro engine will still be going strong. This is an area where the average electric vehicle cannot compete with a nitro-powered vehicle of the same size and class.

Thus it can be easily summarized to the fact that even after higher maintenance and opertions costs along with the noise factor problem involved with the Nitro engine they give out much greater authentic experience of running an RC model. They have more power and speed plus they also give a greater run time.

Further, the electric engines may have lower initial cost, lower operating and maintaining costs without any noise factor, they turn out less power and speed give out less run-time. Further, the authentic feel and experience of running RC vehicles is definitely missing.

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