How to make a RC Servo Car | DIY

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[@MorningView]

Servos make great transmissions for micro crawlers as well.

[@felixleveille8441]

Put rubber bands on the wheels ... extra grip so you’ll ride down the slides instead of slipping down them 👍

[@ravenlorans]

The Smeared Hot Glue on them.

[@ilikeyourname4807]

@@ravenlorans Rubber still has more grip than cold hot glue

[@EJ-74]

Rubber wrist bands would probably work good to

[@hersch54]

name mj

[@madmax2069]

@Abdurrehman Khan yeah if you want to drift.

[@matzer8846]

Nice! The servo -> motor transition is explained very detailed and very well. Thanks a lot for sharing!

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[@babisilent]

I literally got into this today and this video helped me make sense of all the parts. Thanks!

[@Chris.Rhodes]

"Here's something really quick and easy" Me - 😲😬

[@danielsampong6607]

So it’s not just me

[@eulachonfish]

I just built a continuous rotation servo for the first time in ages, and here you are doing the same thing. However I never thought of gluing the gears together to change the ratio and get more speed out of the gearbox! Great video, don't listen to the complainers who think it's "too hard", lol. I used to make similar cars from crashed servos too, we didn't throw things out when I was a kid if they still worked. This is a classic project, cheap fun!

[@danielsampong6607]

Do you have a link which shows it done a bit more clearly?

[@DiyEcoProjects]

*Dear FlightTest* ~ can i ask you about something please? How can you use drone gimble parts to make a vertical axis gimble for a Osmo pocket (which has pitch and roll but not yaw) so that the camera stays stationary in space? Ive had a go at making a spring version, but wondered if drone parts could be used. Any help would be greatly appreciated, all the best

[@gryfandjane]

While I was watching the build, I kept thinking, “Those would be great with FPV!” And lo and behold, they are. I’d be tempted to get some hobby shop wheels however, like the skinny ones you’d use for a WW1 fighter. The rubber tires could only help, and they’d be nice and round, as well. Loved this one! :-D

[@litterbug4023]

Turn a Quad into one of these¡. AWD and insanely fast. LOL! Nice work!!!!

[@zeph5225]

It would be insanely fast with brushless motors

[@redneck2994]

It would pretty much drift on foam board tires lol

[@JokerInk-CustomBuilds]

@@redneck2994 not a bad idea... :D

[@foreverdroningon]

I used a servo in exactly the same manner to control a model loco. I was surprised how the little tiny servo chip powered the much larger motor in the loco with out any problems. It was lovely and smooth and because I had a battery inside the loco there was never any need to clean the tracks.. Great channel FDO

[@mithrandir6283]

This is my favorite kind of video!!

[@waterisntwet9258]

That looks really fun

[@okeverett8498]

Great rainy day project for people that own a workshop

[@MCsCreations]

Pretty fantastic job, guys!!! Well done! 😃 It just gave me ideas!!! 😂 Stay safe there, everybody! 🖖😊

[@samnelson3526]

I actually like the technical aspect of this project! I don't know if I'll be able to because my soldering iron is gigantic but its worth a try. Plus there is always amazon for actual continuous rotation servos

[@kickingforchrist]

This was awesome! I was looking for a good diy fpv micro racer! I think these will be much more approachable than the mini hovercraft for new drivers. Although that might be a fun race off mini fpv hovercraft vs mini fpv car!

[@JohnHill-jm7tm]

Awesome video guys. Love it. ✈😎💗

[@kr6dr]

When you bend the steering arms, angle them inward, pointing to the center of the rear wheel. This will allow the inner wheel to describe a smaller radius arc than the outer wheel for proper turning. To learn more, look up "Ackerman steering geometry".

[@elflac_oo]

Looks cool!

[@timpandy5920]

Looks awesome

[@anthonykoeslag]

great video!

[@brycehertzog237]

I love flite tests content

[@mithrandir6283]

Hello Flite Test. A few months ago there was a $40 3 channel EZ power pack( the one with the small servo) and a $35 2 channel EZ pack, but only the 2 channel version is on the STEM store. I would like to inquire what happened to the 3 channel pack. Because I would certainly like to buy a few of them for designing my own planes! but most of all seeing how young aspiring engineers create their own designs will be the best thing that I could imagine!! Thank you very much from Jacquen Franck

[@CaptainJohn]

Was there a 3 channel version? I know the 2 but I’ve never seen the 3...

[@marksworkbench8705]

buy the ft airliner and remove the 3 ch pack from it

[@RhinoTheTanker]

I love Josh's king of random shirt!

[@amethystcorona8459]

You guys should make some robots that you can do like a robot wars thing with. Break each other's robots because you guys would have a lot of fun with that

[@berke2336]

foamboard robot wars could be really cool

[@ELValenin]

Emax interceptor on a budget, I love it! I might do this

[@danielstewart2068]

this is was very cool thanks

[@swayam6403]

Love you guys

[@derekkwong3883]

try to make a drift run because you can "burn foam" with the rear-wheel drive

[@stellaniumstudios1145]

Awesome Build. Where can I get the plans?

[@LscottD]

i have done this but instead of putting the resisters on i would center the potentiometer glue it in place. cut the little stopper on the gears and plug it into the receiver with a steering servo and a 4 pack of AA. didn't need the ESC because the servo has one. learned to make sail boat winches back in the AM transmitter days.

[@Ilovebassss]

Awesome 🤩👌

[@noahrobinson9243]

This is super cool. Yeah, kinda hard for me average Joe, but very inspiring.

[@MarkLawry]

you are brilliant

[@maxxiang8746]

instead of the resistors you could just keep the potentiometer, so that you can tune it. after, just hot glue it so that it can't rotate this only works on some larger servos though

[@zeph5225]

Looks like fun

[@everythingandbeyond7104]

I asked the something when I bought a plane a few days ago in customer service but they suck at responding

[@furonwarrior]

So... are you adding a 1S battery to the receiver with a jst connection or something?

[@samuelcifuentes1093]

its so creative

[@dauntlessfpv]

This would be a good kit

[@damianhall87]

Bring back Alex! He is fun and entertaining. This project isn't simple, please have more family projects to share the love of the hobby.

[@ashers_workshop]

Yeah it’s simple just follow the other video with Peter on how to make a servo spin forever

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

That REALLY looked like FUN!! 😁 One issue - some pertinent portions of the Build were fast forwarded SO FAST, I didn't stand a chance to see what Andres was actually DOING! 😞😖 Maybe I just got too old, and everyone wants these on-off, hyper time lapse Videos now. But it did look like a cool, cheap way to have some fun with the Grandkids. 👌 Carmine ✈🚂🚙

[@shanegonzales]

This is awesome! Hey have yall seen Balsa on Steam yet? I'd love to watch y'all play it! It came out this summer.

[@ohnyo64]

“i made these when i was younger” WHAT HOW

[@BPBomber]

Here’s a neat little simple project. Proceeds to perform something very complicated.

[@wyattcamacho7464]

He made rc planes when he was younger? And used old parts?

[@LukeLuk-e]

Wyatt Camacho and he managed to do all that wiring when he was a kid

[@wyattcamacho7464]

@@LukeLuk-e yeah, so? i knew how to do basic circuits like the one in the video when i was like 8.

[@lift-offrcaviation2852]

I am definitely making one of these so I can FPV around the house 👍👍👍👍👍👍😀

[@elijahr6261]

I think the #itFlies tag isn't the most applicable for this video XD. As always, amazing project!

[@JurgenBoes]

fun idea, I like those kind of build videos .. kinda missing that on the flite test channel lately. lets build a drift car next time

[@finnleithomczyk5292]

They have a ton of build videos on the Flite Test Tech channel

[@gropaygrapay]

And to wanted your question about the kite you made

[@DieCastoms]

Do the same speed and rotation mod to TWO servos, instead of one (or if you are really adventurous, two PAIRS) Get the cheapest "instant V-Tail" mixer you can find. Mine was under $2 use one servo for each "front" wheel (with no steering linkages) and a 'tail wheel' for the back wheel. A spoon works well, too! Or, if you do two pairs, just arrange them on both sides like a skid-steer tractor, or make tank treads! plug both cables of the v-tail mixer into the RC reciever. plug both servos into the v-tail mixer. You may have to swap wires around on both the rX or the mixer, but you can now have throttle on the throttle stick or trigger of your transmitter, and tank-style steering on the other stick (or same stick if you prefer?), or the steering wheel of your transmitter WITHOUT having to mix anything IN the transmitter. a simple rc car Tx/Rx will work as long as you can plug in servos.

[@robertjones9606]

Gives a whole new meaning to baby snatching!

[@123clis321]

A WPL Toyota pickup is 30 bucks and putting the similar components into it would actually make something scale and cool. But an excellent vid presented quite well. Have you tried something similar with a gullilows balsa rubber band plane using a micro server to "wing warp" and tiny coreless motor for the prop? Or move the rudder...

[@MorningView]

yes! awesome

[@kevinland9833]

Is there a template available for the body anywhere?

[@Zlipic_]

Putting rubber bands on the wheels gives them a little traction

[@richiebricker]

If you were to use an old cheap two wire motor style servo for steering, could you use the two outside wires on the receiver to make this work? or am I deranged and polluted? Thanks

[@uomociniko]

does anybody know if and where to find the 2d/3d model of the chassis? i'd like to use that as a basis for a slightly different 3d printed car

[@maxgeist3591]

Y’all have to try Traxxas rc cars! They are amazing, also for a video y’all should get a rc plane and land it on a Traxxas slash while moving!

[@robinkesterlives]

They have a channel that does cars, Drive On. :D They beat up a Traxxxas there at one point. I am surprised this isnt on that channel but I think it was abandoned sadly.

[@maxgeist3591]

Yea I think I seen that Robin Kester

[@RCLoversan]

Use high quality resistors, if you don't want to sub trim the motor of the servo, to stop the motion of it.

[@VincentFischer]

Or just use two servos on each side and do some mixing in your TX. Makes for a simpler build, is even faster and can even spin while standing still :)

[@dedomv11]

That's a whole lot of stuff you named off for just scrap. LOL

[@adrianv5592]

Im worcing on a rc plane but i only have a resiver that only have 2 motors and no more and it stiar vid inkrising the trotle but id does not work so im trying to Remove 1 motor and put a servo There but it Just spins do you know what i kan do?

[@baldeagle1337]

Good I know you're a pro in DIY, you can make big wheels to play outside the house

[@rudolfsozolns4863]

Thanks

[@FilmingAustralia1623]

this would be good for a school class

[@ELValenin]

But too expensive with fpv

[@FilmingAustralia1623]

@@ELValenin thats quite true

[@nimmuarts_yt]

Superb

[@mtbrider1007]

Классная идея! Первый раз вижу такое применение сервомашинок)

[@growsomeplace9987]

Now add wings and tail, make it fly, and taxi the runway, before take off.

[@kickingforchrist]

Where can I get the template for the chassis?

[@Andre-ww5sr]

What happens to drive on?

[@lukevincent8564]

0:27 You guys have a Trent Palmer plane. I didn't know that.

[@carterbrown2358]

Awesome

[@morkshanmedia3998]

This is great but there are problems U didn’t include any plans U don’t have somewhere to get the wooden pieces on the side from 1:00 How do u make the pieces?

[@DShamenSkateVideos]

Im used to just cutting off the stop nub on the gear that moves the potentiometer. Bixler knows about that!

[@henkdevries]

If you wanna take it outside make some bigger, gear shaped wheels! Great for traction and getting over sticks and stones!

[@bryanwasnesky6554]

Couldn't you also use continuous rotation servos without having to disassemble the servo?

[@chrisforrester7782]

He he he , "a little evening project" - I wish :D

[@drewsin86]

i just made a crazy tiny rc car course and put a video out not even a few days ago lol

[@anthonymuncey4537]

Is there a tutorial for the chassis and other parts

[@owenkudelka349]

Speaking as a person who wants to do your Corsair kit I have no idea on how to do the remote coding and whatnot. Can you do a instructional video on that? Please.

[@stonedtoast861]

@FlightTest u should construct and put a mini hovercraft motor on the back of those and make a mini rc car/hovercraft

[@berke2336]

you could also replace the servo with old tinywhoop/cheap drone motors I bet. if you can 3d print gearing for it....

[@normmeunier9657]

How about building an RC air boat such as used in the Everglades?

[@istoleyourpaintroller886]

You should make an rc Ekranoplan They are like planes that glide just above water

[@mithrandir6283]

Nate Armstrong Peter Stripol already made one... but it would be awesome if Flite Test made one too!

[@thomasbury1804]

You should try to fly half a plane so like only the right side of a plane but to balance it out put something small and dens that weighs the same as half of the fuselage and go from there

[@enrichleangreth8480]

i like it

[@iseolorunkanmihelen6837]

Nice

[@Anonymous-lw6sy]

hi can you make a more detailed video about the making of the DIY fpv cockpit fly kit. I am trying to learn it tho ☺️ btw im 14 😊

[@mithrandir6283]

Anonymous, that makes two of us!😊

[@theroyalcommoner8512]

Ditto!

[@johnmichaelsarol9461]

Me too

[@keithcarlin433]

Ditto!

[@rayduke7433]

The average person would never be able to do this project.

[@jjgam]

kidding me?...this is an easy and awesome DIY

[@jjgam]

@@inemm not special at all...why do you sound so angry? This is an awesome project!

[@jjgam]

@@inemm I see you are so mature also. SMH

[@dudo626]

why not? what is so difficult about it? if you're into these things you probably already have a soldering iron which here is really easy to use. resistors might be an issue if you don't have some laying around other than that, this is easy af

[@doughoffer1545]

Basic DIY project as far as i am concerned, Soldering is intimidating at first but a little practice, and its a breeze.

[@bangaloretori7520]

is it just me or if he scaled it up it would be the perfect drone carrier

[@DarcyWhyte]

One idea is to leave the Potentiometer in. Just leave the wiper in the middle and make sure its not coupled to the servo shaft.

[@nabilandadamslaboratory3422]

I think this is too advanced for a beginner. Nonetheless nice vid!

[@ashers_workshop]

To advanced? Yeah to make the servo spin it is. There is a much easier way to do it. I did it a easier and different way. I didn’t even use resistors even though I have plenty

[@nickdesert7304]

It doesn’t seem that bad

[@Zlipic_]

I use servos for the legs on spider crawlers

[@theo8637]

You guys should do another colab with corridor crew.

[@theo8637]

@@grench3298 well they went to flite test.

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[@CaptainJohn]

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@@CaptainJohn I really haven't looked. I slide past the inline ads.

[@CaptainJohn]

asdfasdfasdf Oh is Policygenuus the ad? I totally forgot the name!

[@littleboyblue4475]

You should build a SR 71 blackbird

[@donnyforeback4252]

Hey, guys...Have you ever built a C-47 Dakota? It's just the military version of the DC-3. I would love to see you guys do it...And paint it up like a D-Day invasion plane.

[@rasheedgregory3459]

Hey here's a fun idea....I'd do it myself but I don't have the skill. A quad with head tracking. I was thinking a true x frame with a bottom mounted battery top moumted camera.

[@mainakdas7237]

yay!

[@gropaygrapay]

You started recording again!!