Definition: In place of the pull start mechanism, a shaft starter electric start RC has a special gearbox into which a shaft on the end of a small handheld electric motor (much like a cordless drill or rotary tool) is inserted. With the push of a button it spins the engine to get it started.
Some nitro RCs come equipped with an electric start system while other RC models can be retrofitted with one. The Losi Spin Start Handheld Starter and the HPI Roto Start Electric Start System are examples of this shaft starter type of electric starter.
This video demonstrates an Electric Shaft Start of Nitro RC Bike
Also Known As: shaft starter | Spin Start (Losi) | Roto Start (HPI) | rotary start
