Abstract: A device for influencing the handling characteristics of remote-controlled model cars or model ships, comprising a first input terminal for a first control signal which represents a first command variable which can be specified by a person who controls the vehicle, a sensor means which outputs a second control signal which represents a disturbance variable correlated with the rotational velocity or the lateral acceleration of the model vehicle, and a processing means which is connected with the first input terminal for receiving the first control signal and which has a second input terminal for receiving the second control signal, and which generates a first output signal which represents a first manipulated variable being a function of the first command variable and of the disturbance variable, with the first manipulated variable generated by the processing means being the command variable which as a function of the disturbance variable is limited or modified to a predeterminable degree.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reducing the internal resistance (R.sub.i) of rechargeable accumulators, in particular nickel-cadmium accumulators, wherein an electric energy source is connected with the poles (.+-.) of the accumulator, which is adapted for outputting an electric energy of at least the 40-fold product of the absolute value of the short-circuit current (I.sub.K) and the absolute value of the nominal voltage of an untreated accumulator and wherein the accumulator is subjected to the energy for a predetermined time period.