| When you have RC cars, the degree of taking care | | | | wood naptha or wood spirits. What it does is it |
| of it and the importance of regular maintenance is high. | | | | provides power for the engine and it's the primary |
| There are a lot of things needed to take note of and | | | | power to be provided to RC cars running on nitro. An |
| still many things to learn about owning a remote | | | | ideal fuel this is, mainly because it's not as flammable |
| controlled car. Also, the difference between electronic | | | | and it tends to release more energy per pound |
| powered cars between a nitro fueled ones has to be | | | | compared to gasoline. |
| mastered accordingly. | | | | A disadvantage in using methanol is that it can |
| Of the several important things needed in running | | | | intoxicate you but not directly kill you since it isn't |
| nitro-fueled RC cars, there are three important facts | | | | poisonous. Once exposed to it, the toxic breakdown in |
| you need to know about nitro fuel and what it does | | | | the body caused by the enzyme alcohol |
| for your car. The basic components of a nitro fuel | | | | dehydrogenase forms formic acid in the liver which |
| have three blends. First, there is the methyl alcohol or | | | | eventually leads to blindness. Be careful not to inhale |
| otherwise known as the methanol, then there is the | | | | this fuel or to have your skin absorb it. Be sure you |
| nitro-methane or simply called nitro, and then of course | | | | contact a medicine expert for any suspicious central |
| oil. Although these components may sound so | | | | nervous system depression that occurs. |
| technical (especially the first one), finding nitro fuel for | | | | But going back to methanol's main purpose to RC |
| your car isn't that difficult since you can purchase | | | | cars, it is an important component to boost your RC |
| these blended fuel with no problems via online or | | | | car's energy and overall performance. It is, also |
| straight from your local hobby shops. | | | | affordable compared to gas so expenses shouldn't be |
| Now, we go back to methanol or the other names it | | | | of any issue with this type of fuel. |
| has such as methyl alcohol, carbinol, wood alcohol, | | | | |