Royboy Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 Morning ive been given a RC car for my lad, he’s to young to be able to drive it him self but I’ve noticed there’s a switch for RC mode but I don’t have a control , I’ve looked online but these cars have been discontinued, I’ve also seen universal control on eBay and Amazon ? Has anyone got any ideas what control would work ?? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 Not without seeing the car details but I had exactly the same situation and ordered a universal one from Ali Express - was about a tenner. From memory you need one that comes with a new chip, you will find the old chip close to the motor usually under the seat - the chip should have a code on it. If it's anything like mine then it's a simple job but you have to tune the remote to the chip and the instructions are usually in very basic Chinglish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted April 25 Author Report Share Posted April 25 36 minutes ago, bruno22rf said: Not without seeing the car details but I had exactly the same situation and ordered a universal one from Ali Express - was about a tenner. From memory you need one that comes with a new chip, you will find the old chip close to the motor usually under the seat - the chip should have a code on it. If it's anything like mine then it's a simple job but you have to tune the remote to the chip and the instructions are usually in very basic Chinglish. That’s great, I’ll have a look this afternoon cheers mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted April 25 Author Report Share Posted April 25 4 hours ago, bruno22rf said: Not without seeing the car details but I had exactly the same situation and ordered a universal one from Ali Express - was about a tenner. From memory you need one that comes with a new chip, you will find the old chip close to the motor usually under the seat - the chip should have a code on it. If it's anything like mine then it's a simple job but you have to tune the remote to the chip and the instructions are usually in very basic Chinglish. can you make anything of this ? I’m going to guess and say it doesn’t have a receiver ?? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 14 minutes ago, Royboy said: I’m going to guess and say it doesn’t have a receiver ?? My guess: In the lower picture, the lower (light coloured) box is probably a receiver. Reason: - there is a single wire from it's left hand side that looks like it goes nowhere - and this will probably be it's antenna. Note it is only a 'guess' but with a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted April 25 Author Report Share Posted April 25 Yes I think your right mate cheers, I’ve took the top off and it says Ant on that wire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 What's in the black box, cannot see anything that resembles a chipset? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 1 hour ago, Royboy said: Yes I think your right mate cheers, I’ve took the top off and it says Ant on that wire What is on the neon green sticker, with small RC cars it's normally a small round sticker with the frequency number written on it. If you're feeling really mad you can modify/get kits for DeWalt/Makita batteries to make these run a little spicy 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millrace Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 This forum never ceases to amaze me with members ability to answer the most random of questions! Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted April 26 Author Report Share Posted April 26 17 hours ago, bruno22rf said: What's in the black box, cannot see anything that resembles a chipset? I think that’s a circuit board to control the horn and lights ?? 16 hours ago, ShootingEgg said: What is on the neon green sticker, with small RC cars it's normally a small round sticker with the frequency number written on it. If you're feeling really mad you can modify/get kits for DeWalt/Makita batteries to make these run a little spicy 😂 There’s not much on Google about this board ! The only thing I’ve found is that’s it’s 27mhz. I’ve seen them conversions on YouTube 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 1 hour ago, millrace said: This forum never ceases to amaze me with members ability to answer the most random of questions! Brilliant! Hello, Me to 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 9 hours ago, Royboy said: There’s not much on Google about this board ! The only thing I’ve found is that’s it’s 27mhz. That I would imagine is the frequency then bud. This is on the bottom of a RC car that takes 4 AA batteries.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dainty duck Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 On 26/04/2024 at 07:13, millrace said: This forum never ceases to amaze me with members ability to answer the most random of questions! Brilliant! Yep it's handy to know that somebody will know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 https://science.howstuffworks.com/rc-toy.htm#:~:text=A typical RC car transmitter&text=The key difference between radio,27 MHz or 49 MHz. Here is some more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted April 27 Author Report Share Posted April 27 (edited) 16 hours ago, ShootingEgg said: That I would imagine is the frequency then bud. This is on the bottom of a RC car that takes 4 AA batteries.. I’m only actually guessing that’s 27mhz is the frequency, I googled the number on the receiver and the only thing that come up was a receiver for sale abroad somewhere, I’ve Emailed Rastar for advise but there in hongkong so not sure I’ll get a message back. Edited April 27 by Royboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsbob Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 4 hours ago, Royboy said: I’m only actually guessing that’s 27mhz is the frequency, I googled the number on the receiver and the only thing that come up was a receiver for sale abroad somewhere, I’ve Emailed Rastar for advise but there in hongkong so not sure I’ll get a message back. The sticker on the bottom says 2.4ghz, it will need to be the correct parts and probably not worth the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted April 27 Author Report Share Posted April 27 I’ve found this also, the company seems to think it will work on 99% of ride on cars and if it doesn’t work they offer your money back so maybe worth a look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 9 hours ago, Royboy said: only actually guessing that’s 27mhz is the frequency, I googled the number on the receiver and the only thing that come up was a receiver for sale abroad somewhere, I’ve Emailed Rastar for advise You won't need a new receiver just the remote, so for £20 for a universal you don't have much to loose. Well apart from £20 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted Saturday at 09:02 Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 09:02 (edited) All sorted cheers, I ended up buying a Little RC car of eBay for £8 with the same frequency and it works a treat. Thanks again Edited Saturday at 09:03 by Royboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted Saturday at 09:12 Report Share Posted Saturday at 09:12 Result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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