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This time, we’re building a 1/24-scale Brushless Miniature RC Drift Car with cool under-glow lights and a unique smoke effect!
PROJECT RESOURCES:
3D model/design of the Drift Car:
Free Project Files - Code, diagrams, PCB’s gerber:
Get your drift car’s parts 3D printed here:
Get your receiver's PCB made here:
Arduino Transmitter tutorial video:
Components and Materials List:
Car Electronics:
(x1) Rocket RC 3500KV Brushless motor -
(x1) 18A Bidirectional Mini Brushless ESC -
(x1) 9G Metal Gear Servo Motor -
(x2) Humidifier Module with Power Module -
(x2) Red LED Filament Wire -
(x1) 7.4V (2S) 550mAh LiPo Battery -
(x1) JST connector pair -
(x2) 3-pin female pin header -
30-gauge electronic wire -
(x1) Arduino 8-channel Receiver (See Components List Below)
(x1) MOSFET Switch for underglow LEDs (See Components List Below)
Arduino 8-channel Receiver:
(x1) PCB based on Gerber file
(x1) Arduino Pro Mini (5V 16Mhz) - (NOTE: PCB only matches this version)
(x1) NRF24L01 Transceiver -
(x1) AMS1117 3.3V Voltage Regulator -
(x2) 10μF SMD capacitor & (x2) 0.1μF SMD capacitor -
(x1) 51K Ohm 0805 SMD V-divider Resistor, (x1) 75K Ohm 0805 SMD V-divider Resistor, & (x1) 10 Ohm 0805 SMD LED's Resistor -
(x1) Red 0805 LED -
(x1) Male pin headers: 8-pin (x3) & 4-pin -
(x1) Female pin headers: 1-pin, 4-pin, & 6-pin -
MOSFET Switch for underglow LEDs:
(x1) SI2300 N-channel SMD MOSFET -
(x1) 1002 10K Ohm SMD Resistor -
(x3) 2K Ohm 1/4W Resistor & (x2) 220 Ohm 1/4W Resistor -
(x1) 20x9mm (Cut) Perforated Board -
Mechanical Car Parts:
(x4) Shock absorbers -
(x6) 10x6x3mm Ball Bearing -
(x5) 9x5x3mm Ball Bearing -
(x8) Metal Hex Ball Screw -
(x2) M2 4mm screw, (x2) 6mm screw, (x4) 8mm screw, & (x4) nut -
(x6) Stainless steel M3 6mm screw, (x12) 10mm screw, (x4) 12mm screw, (x2) 16mm screw, & (x8) nut -
(x27) M3 threaded inserts -
(x1) 1mm-diameter Jumbo Paperclip (Wire) -
- (x4) 10mm piece for upper swing arm links
- (x1) 52mm piece for steering link
- (x1) 20mm piece for servo link
- (x8) 8mm piece for universal joint pins
- (x8) 2.5mm piece for universal joint cube side pins
(x4) 12mm section of 1.2-1.5mm sweet wire -
(x1) 2mm steel bicycle spoke -
- (x4) 26mm piece for lower swing arms
(x1-5) Body pins -
3D PRINTING:
(x1) Matte Black PLA Filament -
(x1) Matte Dark Grey PLA Filament -
My 3D Printer: Creality Ender 3 V2 -
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