MagnusX
Newbie
As the title says, I'm building a 16-wheel crawler ...and electronics is not my strong point (I'm better with the mechanical side of things).
It's going to have 8 x axles. I have bought 4 x Killer Crawler II kits from RC4WD for this project (only using the wheels and axles really ...might use the shocks but not sure at this stage). I actually bought these a few years ago ..but my business has been "challenging" for the last few years so the project had to take a back seat.
My electronics knowledge is really weak to be fair.
I've not bought any electronics for it yet. Need 8 x motors (I believe the 750 size will fit going from the website) - one for each axle.
I'm also planning to have one servo per axle for steering. So each axle will have 1 x motor, 1 x steering servo, 1 x battery (for powering these).
This is where I get stuck...
Do I need an ESC for each axle?
I'm assuming I can use one receiver for the whole setup?
Thank you in advance for any help or guidance you can provide.
Have attached a picture of two of the axles (everything else is still in boxes as there is a LOT of stuff in these kits :shock. Please excuse the dirt and dust in the photo ...it's a workshop.
EDIT: Might have to add another servo per axle so I can (dis)engage the diff locks.
It's going to have 8 x axles. I have bought 4 x Killer Crawler II kits from RC4WD for this project (only using the wheels and axles really ...might use the shocks but not sure at this stage). I actually bought these a few years ago ..but my business has been "challenging" for the last few years so the project had to take a back seat.
My electronics knowledge is really weak to be fair.
I've not bought any electronics for it yet. Need 8 x motors (I believe the 750 size will fit going from the website) - one for each axle.
I'm also planning to have one servo per axle for steering. So each axle will have 1 x motor, 1 x steering servo, 1 x battery (for powering these).
This is where I get stuck...
Do I need an ESC for each axle?
I'm assuming I can use one receiver for the whole setup?
Thank you in advance for any help or guidance you can provide.
Have attached a picture of two of the axles (everything else is still in boxes as there is a LOT of stuff in these kits :shock. Please excuse the dirt and dust in the photo ...it's a workshop.
EDIT: Might have to add another servo per axle so I can (dis)engage the diff locks.
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