When driving a remote control car in a group, many children wonder why their car, which is running normally, keeps bumping into a friend's car, or the car suddenly stops even though the battery is not running out or is damaged. The car even runs in a different direction without the baby controlling it. That's the problem of the remote control car frequency. The following article will help parents handle this problem, so that their children can freely participate in all races.
Choose the correct remote control car frequency
The remote control car frequency is what allows your child to control his or her car. Remote control cars that parents buy for their children will often have a radio frequency (USA) of 27 or 49 megahertz (MHz, pronounced megahertz). If your home does not have vehicles that use radio waves, your child's remote control car will not have to worry about interference, nor will it cause loss of control and sudden stops during play. .
Control the car on the road
However, when you participate in a competition with friends, if you put cars with the same frequency of 27MHz or 49MHz close together, interference will occur. Radio signals becoming confused will cause abnormal behavior in 1 or more controlled vehicles. At that time, the baby needs the support of his parents to adjust the frequency of the remote control car.
Prevent interference with remote control car frequencies
Parents can easily find the remote control car frequency listed on the packaging. If the product is from Mykingdom, the frequency will be written right on the box and on the car. In case the vehicle uses the two types of frequencies mentioned above, there are three ways to avoid or minimize interference with remote controlled vehicle frequencies with other types of vehicles.
The first way is also the simplest way, which is to keep the car at a distance from other types of remote control devices. The operating range of each vehicle is usually about 10-30m. Therefore, your baby can avoid interference by keeping the two cars out of each other's operating range. For example, if the child's vehicle range is 20m, the vehicles must be twice as far apart as the operating range, at least 40m.
Adjustment is required when the vehicle is on two frequencies: 27MHz or 49MHz
The second way is to use remote control vehicles with separate frequencies when the vehicles are running close to each other. A car with a remote control frequency of 27MHz can run in parallel with another car with a frequency of 49MHz without any problem.
The third way is to manually adjust the frequency on the controller. Some toy cars allow the user to adjust the frequency band. Thanks to this, parents can choose a narrow section or frequency range to use
The last way is to adjust the remote control car frequency right on the controller. Most remote control toys have a fixed frequency of 27MHz, using a specific frequency of 27.145 MHz (Channel 4). However, some remote-controlled toy cars can still select the frequency band using the channel switch on both the car and the controller. Bandwidth is an interval in the frequency domain, defined by low frequencies and high frequencies. You can change between two and up to six bands or control channels. This way, two vehicles on the same 27MHz band can still operate in the same area if each vehicle (and its corresponding controller) is set to a different band.
If an RC toy claims to be 27MHz but usually has a note like “Play with up to 3 vehicles at once,” then what you have are remote control toys with selectable channels. Select within 27MHz. Manufacturers rarely specify what specific channels are, but if they use standard color coding, you should be able to figure it out.
Choose new generation vehicles
For cars and other control toy trucks on the market today, the most popular frequencies are still the two types of frequencies mentioned above. However, if you feel that editing is laborious and will affect your child's fun with friends, parents can choose to buy a new type of remote control car at Mykingdom, with remote control car frequencies up to 2.4 GHz.
The cool car from the Vector brand possesses a frequency of 2.4 GHz
The 2.4 GHz frequency is becoming popular in the production of remote control devices as well as electronic devices such as racing cars, remote control airplanes... Say goodbye to interference, children can Let the cars run close to each other on the track and take sharp turns without worrying about the car suddenly stopping. Furthermore, parents do not need to do anything to make adjustments, just start the car and the child is ready to participate in an explosive race.
Above are the methods to guide how to handle remote control car frequencies. We also give another suggestion for parents to easily choose. Remote control cars will enrich your child's childhood and preserve memorable memories.
