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This is meant as a companion for his other book on ponds but does a very nice job by itself.

This book is simply amazing, and it is all thanks to the British "Wonder Professor," Dr. Debbage. I've read this book again and again, and I love it even more with every read! Dr. Debbage is the single greatest thing to come along in the Geography world since the map.

This book does an excellent job of capturing the pre-Reagan debate over the American economy and distills some of the simplicity of American free market thinking. That snapshot and a beautiful turn of phrase will leave your underscoring and folding pages back. One of my economic favorite books fifteen years ago, The Economy in Mind has great historic value now.

Having had the priveledge of reading a pre-release of this book it my pleasure to share my findings. The book is a great place for people new to Authorware to start. Yet, there are many chapters that even an experienced Authorware programmer can gain from. The book is written in a light and easy to understand fashion. As well, the Author has a good sense of humor that make's reading this title even some-what fun. I highly recommend this title to those intersted in picking up Authorware.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone involved in supply teaching(Or relief teaching,as it is called where I live.In other places it's known as 'emergency teaching'.)
Bill Rogers has an excellent understanding of the issues involved in being a temporary teacher.This book details them and provides extremely practical advice.
Bill has written quite a few books which focus on managing student behaviour.In my view his writing on the subject is unmatched,because of the effectiveness of the strategies he outlines.
I would confidently say that this short book would be of benefit to anyone involved in temporary teaching.

This book focuses primarily on obby grade electric RC cars. It primarily covers hobby-grade 1:10 battery powered buggies, touring cars and trucks. Additional information is provided for covering the Mini-Ts and the Tamiya QD series.

Information presented is intended for beginners and intermediate users who want to upgrade their RC cars cost effectively for the purposes of enjoyment and elementary-level racing.


<< Table of Contents >>

END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT 6
PREFACE 8
TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 10
TOOLS YOU'RE GOING TO NEED 11
SOLDERING TECHNIQUES 16
PROPER HANDLING OF THE SCREWS 18
THE PROPER WAYS OF TAKING THINGS APART AND PUTTING THEM BACK TOGETHER 21
YOUR UPGRADE OBJECTIVES 23
THE CHASSIS 26
WEIGHT 26
STURDINESS 27
BATTERY COMPARTMENT 32
BUMPER 33
THE DRIVE SYSTEM 37
TRACTION 37
2WD VS 4WD 38
SHAFT DRIVE SYSTEM VS BELT DRIVE SYSTEM 40
EXPERT TIPS 44
GEARS AND BEARINGS 45
GEAR RATIO AND GEAR PITCH 45
DIFFERENTIAL GEAR 48
ONE-WAY UNIT 50
EXPERT TIPS 51
THE BEARINGS 53
EXPERT TIPS 54
THE MOTOR 55
BRUSHED MOTORS 55
EXPERT TIPS 57
BRUSHLESS MOTORS 59
OPTIMIZING YOUR BRUSHED MOTOR 61
PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION 61
UNDERWATER BREAK IN 63
MOTOR BUSHING BREAK IN 65
ADDING TORQUE TO THE MOTOR 65
MOTOR MAINTENANCE 66
THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM 69
OVERVIEW 69
COMPONENTS OF A SUSPENSION SYSTEM 71
THE DAMPERS 72
DOUBLE WISHBONE VS SINGLE WISHBONE 74
FINE TUNING THE SHOCK ABSORPTION FUNCTION 75
MAKING YOUR OWN DAMPER SPRINGS 77
THE USE OF STABILIZER BAR 79
EXPERT TIPS 79
THE WHEELS AND THE TIRES 83
CAMBER, CASTER AND TOE ANGLE 83
TYPES OF TIRE AND THEIR USE 86
FILLING UP THE TIRES 88
TIRE PERFORMANCE FACTORS 89
EXPERT TIPS 91
R/C ELECTRONICS 93
THE REMOTE CONTROLLER SET 93
EXPERT TIPS 101
THE WIRES 105
CHOOSING WIRE: STRANDED WIRE VS SOLID WIRE 106
THE CONNECTORS 106
THE BATTERIES 108
DISCHARGE CHARACTERISTICS 109
VOLTAGE VS MAH 110
USING SMALL BATTERIES 112
NICDS VS NIMHS 114
SANYO, PANASONIC AND GP 115
PROLONGING THE LIFE OF THE BATTERY 115
THE CHARGER 116
SLOW CHARGING VS FAST CHARGING 117
MEMORY EFFECT 118
EXPERT TIPS 119
TROUBLESHOOTING R/C ELECTRONICS 120
CLEANING OF ELECTRICAL CONTACTS 120
TROUBLESHOOTING R/C ELECTRONICS 121


<< SPECIAL NOTES >>: UPGRADING THE QD (QUICK DRIVE) R/C CARS 124
UPGRADE OBJECTIVE 124
CHASSIS 125
BATTERY COMPARTMENT 126
GEAR SWITCHING 126
THE 280 MOTORS 127
THE BATTERIES 129

<< SPECIAL NOTES >>: UPGRADING THE MINI-T R/C CARS 130
THE CHASSIS 131
BATTERY COMPARTMENT 132
BUMPER 132
GEARS 133
SLIPPER 134
SHOCK ABSORPTION 135
STABILIZER BAR 135
CAMBER, CASTER AND TOE ANGLE 136
TIRES 138
THE BATTERIES 139

Fantastic book, very well written and composed. Well organized material, starts out expaining simple components and works up the ladder to more complex ones. If you want to understand your system better or just want to know more about electrical components in our everyday life this book would be good for you. Recommend this book for the repairman and the personnel of property management and maintenance. GOOD JOB!

If you don't believe me just read it. This book blew my mind. the ideas and theories behind how electricities and electronics work is incredible. If it weren't for this book I would probably still be living and thinking like the average joe. But the fact is I'm not. If you want to be ready for what the world throws at you during your lifetime, this is a must have. Dale's a great guy, w00t!

This book is an excellent starting point in the electronic engineering. The book is written for students and technicians, "not for engineers"; however, the author keeps a high academic level and covers all the topics of electronic engineering: design process, prototyping, CAD technologies, and documentation. I suggest the author to write other book like this one, focused on graduated engineers, with an industrial approach.......

Easy to read and understand. My bridge teacher uses only books by Shirley Silverman and she is terrific! Our class uses the book all the time when we play foursomes at home....we do allow one another to use the book while we are learning and playing.