Water propulsion.
Water propulsion.
Hi Bill. Yes I think they are ok for short bursts.. that pic was of the mk1 version.. the ones I use now have a kyosho brushless motor .. with a 2.3mm shaft. Same size as pump ,so I just filed a small flat on the end of shaft for the drive gear and made a adaptor plate ..This has worked extremely well.. got over 150 hours running on the clock ..👍
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I've ordered a pump and scrounged up a bit of copper pipe to start experimenting with, I never considered the possibility of the motor over heating itself but as I said in an earlier post, hopefully I'll only need it to work for a short burst 🤞. I like the look of your conversion , a nice job, I'll keep it in mind for if the worst happens. Cheesey.
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Ok Funny 🤣. I brought four of these pumps for water cooling motor and ESC in my boats ..cooked two of them running continuously for half an hour... Running on a 3 cell lipo .🙄🙄. ..So I modified them ,the pump part is good quality ..not so much the motor ..be perfectly ok for short bursts ..the pic below is of the first one I converted to brushless motor .
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You might like the idea Steve-s, it's the consequences that scare me 😖. I'll play safe n buy one.
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Water propulsion.
Awww I liked the idea of pinching the wife's windscreen washer pump and the consequences that might occur later on. 😀😁😂..
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Water propulsion.
Hello GavJ,
Thank you for the prompt response. The idea of a screen wash pump sounds quite attractive, my wife's Fiat 500 has quite powerful windscreen jets so that would be a good starting point, wonder if she'll notice😀. I'm a good way off from needing such things yet but I'm trying to think ahead for the layout in the hold before I fit the decks and make it awkward to work in the enclosed space. Thanks again for the suggestion.
Thank you for the prompt response. The idea of a screen wash pump sounds quite attractive, my wife's Fiat 500 has quite powerful windscreen jets so that would be a good starting point, wonder if she'll notice😀. I'm a good way off from needing such things yet but I'm trying to think ahead for the layout in the hold before I fit the decks and make it awkward to work in the enclosed space. Thanks again for the suggestion.
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Can any of you fine chaps help me please ? I've started building a 1:24 model of a Thames sailing barge, not got very far yet but I am wondering if it's possible to build in a couple of small, discreet water jets, one either side of the rudder. I'm not looking for speed, just something to give it a little shove if I get into trouble on the lake. Any useful suggestions or ideas would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance, Bill.
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