Decide on a place of the controller over the car

Where should the controller be placed? Inside the car? Outside the car. On the rooftop. On the front, or on the back. It all depends on the car that you have. You should connect the motor driver to the controller so this decision is important.

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23 Feb 2018
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FInd an appropriate place for the controller over the car. Most convenient is to place the controller on the rooftop, but this is not always the most beautiful solution. Experiment.

What should you consider

When deciding on a place of the controller you should consider:

is there enough place
where would you put the power bank
where would the cables of the car pass through, because they must connect the motors with the motor driver?

It should be possible for cables to connect the controller and the driver

In the end, the Motor Driver and the controller are connected. Cables cold pass through all kind of places in the body of the car. Like in a real car.

Here are a few examples of placing the controller on the cars:

Example 1

Example 2

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