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Able Seaman 📝 Graupner Elke HF 408
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy
Online: 1 day ago
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Based on your clarification i decided to keep the Lead Battery 6Volt for the motor. also because i need the load to keep the boat balance. Thanks Ron and Tica.
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📝 Graupner Elke HF 408
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy
Online: 1 day ago
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Roy thanks concept clear.
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Warrant Officer 📝 Graupner Elke HF 408
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Online: 10 seconds ago
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Hi the mixture as specified (coutesy Deans Marine) can be ignored once in place. Just a little thin oil on the outer part of the bearings including the motor.
I personally have phased out SLA's as they need charging every month regardless of use or they deteriorate. NiMh batteries you can just leave them until you require them again.
regards
Roy
I personally have phased out SLA's as they need charging every month regardless of use or they deteriorate. NiMh batteries you can just leave them until you require them again.
regards
Roy
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Rear Admiral 📝 Graupner Elke HF 408
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada
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I agree totally with Tica.
This is a sailing yacht, which would use the engine for moving about while in harbour but most time it would be under sail. When under power of the motor, it would not be very fast, so keep your model accordingly.
I do not put motors in my sailboats. If you do, you are looking at speed control, bigger battery pack, plus, the motor, stuffing box and so forth.
Will you be sailing your model with sail’s furled and vessel under power? Or, are you planning to sail it under way with full sails ?
This is a sailing yacht, which would use the engine for moving about while in harbour but most time it would be under sail. When under power of the motor, it would not be very fast, so keep your model accordingly.
I do not put motors in my sailboats. If you do, you are looking at speed control, bigger battery pack, plus, the motor, stuffing box and so forth.
Will you be sailing your model with sail’s furled and vessel under power? Or, are you planning to sail it under way with full sails ?
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Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class 📝 Graupner Elke HF 408
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark
Online: 16 hours ago
Online: 16 hours ago
Elke is a classic vintage kit and I would stay with a 6V Lead cell as suggested in the instructions.
LiPO's is a great invention when one need the power but Elke will not benefit of that.
LiPO's is a great invention when one need the power but Elke will not benefit of that.
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📝 Graupner Elke HF 408
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy
Online: 1 day ago
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Carsten sorry
come to my mind a new possible solution. Can i use for my motor Graupner 280 Speed not the regular 6V battery but a Lipo 7,2Volts? Because maybe is better the Lipo. To compensate the different in weight i can add inside some pieces of lead. What do you think? Or is better to stay with 6Volts Lead battery?
come to my mind a new possible solution. Can i use for my motor Graupner 280 Speed not the regular 6V battery but a Lipo 7,2Volts? Because maybe is better the Lipo. To compensate the different in weight i can add inside some pieces of lead. What do you think? Or is better to stay with 6Volts Lead battery?
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📝 Graupner Elke HF 408
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy
Online: 1 day ago
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Roycv, Thanks for informations, i will follow the shaft grease solution, first i will clean the tube that keep the shaft in order to remove the old grease inside. Later on can i use to refeel the grease/oil the shaft support that has an hole with silicon pipe dedicated to lubricate the shafts? after each run? Thanks Fulvio
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📝 Graupner Elke HF 408
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Online: 10 seconds ago
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Hi if my memory serves the brushes on these motors are simple metal ones. I would think they would act as a fuse on their own with that current flowing. I would not worry too much when using these small motors as they are little work horses.
As has been suggested a small prop but do make sure there is not too much drag from the grease in the prop tube.
I use a mixture of 1 part vaseline, 1 part 3 in 1 oil and 1 part WD40 spray. Mix it up together and suck it into the tube. Then cover the end of the tube as you push in the prop shaft. It has virtually no friction and keeps the water out.
regards
Roy
As has been suggested a small prop but do make sure there is not too much drag from the grease in the prop tube.
I use a mixture of 1 part vaseline, 1 part 3 in 1 oil and 1 part WD40 spray. Mix it up together and suck it into the tube. Then cover the end of the tube as you push in the prop shaft. It has virtually no friction and keeps the water out.
regards
Roy
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📝 Graupner Elke HF 408
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy
Online: 1 day ago
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Doug good morning
Thanks for your considerations, now have got the information that i need. Thanks also for the attachment that i will keep for future. I will back to you if i will have other topics. Thanks and Ciao
Thanks for your considerations, now have got the information that i need. Thanks also for the attachment that i will keep for future. I will back to you if i will have other topics. Thanks and Ciao
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Fleet Admiral 📝 Graupner Elke HF 408
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany
Online: 2 days ago
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Absolutely Carsten👍👍
Hi Fulvio,
According to my archive (see attached pdf) the stall current of a 6V Speed 280 is 6.8 Amps.
Normal operating current is around 1.8A.
So I would fit a 5Amp fuse.
Happy boating,
Buona sera, Doug 😎
Hi Fulvio,
According to my archive (see attached pdf) the stall current of a 6V Speed 280 is 6.8 Amps.
Normal operating current is around 1.8A.
So I would fit a 5Amp fuse.
Happy boating,
Buona sera, Doug 😎
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Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug
