Radio Controlled Boats

Electric Radio Controlled Boats

Electric radio controlled boats come in various sizes and are are controlled by a radio system which includes a transmitter and a receiver which is installed in the boat. The transmitter is usually a stick type or a gun type that you hold and control with your fingers. The receiver that is mounted inside the RC Boat receives and processes the signals from the hand held transmitter and sends them to the servos which tell the motor to rotate, accelerate,slow down and turn left or right. The servos (motors) are usually powered by NiCd (nickel-cadmium batteries) or NiMH (nickel-metal hydride batteries) and operate from 4.8 volts to 6 volts DC from a 4 or 5 cell battery.

Electric radio controlled boats are very quiet compared to the gas or nitro models but do not have the same topend speed.