Shark speed controllers

“Hi Graham, (and Geoff sorry) that F/S usually applies only after you have set all the parameters, mainly an aeroplane thing to stop you amputating your finge…”

20 posts 30 likes

6 years ago by jbkiwi

Started 6 years ago by mistyoptic

20 30

Flashing LEDs

“Sorry if I clogged up the works, just tried to show how the thing works. You know what they say- 'Give a man a fish and he can eat for a day, Teach him how t…”

51 posts 104 likes

6 years ago by RNinMunich

Started 6 years ago by mturpin013

51 104

24 v power

“Thanks for the reply. Only one fan needed. Rick”

18 posts 19 likes

6 years ago by Newby7

Started 6 years ago by Newby7

18 19

Receiver Ariel

“Jim, I know I've not been getting much exercise with Lockdown and all, but I haven't put on THAT MUCH weight Still hovering around 90kg Cheers, Doug”

16 posts 42 likes

6 years ago by RNinMunich

Started 6 years ago by Rogal118

16 42

Receiver Ariel

“Looks like more good luck than judgement, maybe I should get a lottery ticket this week. Thanks for your interest Stay safe Roger”

5 posts 15 likes

6 years ago by Rogal118

Started 6 years ago by Rogal118

5 15

L.E.D Resistor

“Hi Robbob Thank you for the info, I have used the new link and now all fixed just need to start working out how it works. Fred”

18 posts 40 likes

6 years ago by Fred

Started 6 years ago by Fred

18 40

12 V

“Thanks Martin that was an idea I had also. Rick”

15 posts 22 likes

6 years ago by Newby7

Started 6 years ago by Newby7

15 22

Switch

“Thank you both. Rick”

6 posts 10 likes

6 years ago by Newby7

Started 6 years ago by Newby7

6 10

Vosper 46" fire boat motors and prop

“Your model looks good on the water, I have a similar problem on my old aerokits 34.5 inch version due to the fact it was originally ic powered and the angle …”

24 posts 41 likes

6 years ago by Colin H

Started 6 years ago by Schmango

24 41

Sound

“The stiffer the box, the better the sound. I’d suggest you try the cardboard box first. If it sounds OK, then there’s no need to replace it. If you do use it…”

6 posts 7 likes

6 years ago by Graham93

Started 6 years ago by Newby7

6 7

HiTec HS-785HB Sail Servo.

“Hi Martin, Many thanks for your input. Cheers John”

12 posts 25 likes

6 years ago by John B

Started 6 years ago by John B

12 25

Veron Huntsman 28 brushless belt driven

“Thank you very much for your reply. I totally agree, the 28 is definitely a rarer version of Fairey and yours looks absolutely gorgeous. The Veron H28 is nic…”

5 posts 11 likes

6 years ago by Madwelshman

Started 6 years ago by pmdevlin

5 11

Wich motor

“Hi Mark, That is undoubtedly a Hectoperm Easily recognisable as the case extends right back to only a thin edge of the brush end cap. The Decaperms have a sh…”

4 posts 5 likes

6 years ago by RNinMunich

Started 6 years ago by Mark l

4 5

openTX and openLRSng

“I recently purchased a Taranis X9E for my surface fleet. Best move I ever made. Having been an analog man for 45 years, it is a steep learning curve. I found…”

4 posts 6 likes

6 years ago by ToraDog

Started 6 years ago by G6SWJ

4 6

multiple motors

“its impressive,only been on one carrier and that was illustrious,one nice ship brian”

30 posts 36 likes

6 years ago by brianupyonder

Started 6 years ago by teejay

30 36

No Reverse

“Always pays to have a few test set-ups so you can check things the moment you receive them. I always check motors, ESCs etc, as the sooner you find a problem…”

42 posts 78 likes

6 years ago by jbkiwi

Started 6 years ago by mturpin013

42 78

Mickey Finn Yaght

“Great, then you're good to go Valan Just for luck attached are the 27 and 40MHz and frequency charts. The channels marked with a European number should be le…”

9 posts 11 likes

6 years ago by RNinMunich

Started 6 years ago by Valan

9 11

Amato "Dorade" yacht

“Hi Guys, Joe 727 is doing a blog in his yacht. Maybe there is some information there or you could contact him to see if he could help. Here is the link to hi…”

10 posts 8 likes

6 years ago by Martin555

Started 6 years ago by John B

10 8

Hot motors

“Hi Highwayman, that's right shipmate, you come over and join us sailing people, we don't get those nasty motory things worrying us. In any case, they say tha…”

23 posts 30 likes

6 years ago by Nerys

Started 6 years ago by highwayman

23 30

Servo jitters

“Hi Martin, Thanks for asking! The ferrite rings didn’t seem to have much of an effect, I then disconnected one of the micro servos and that made it slightly …”

12 posts 5 likes

6 years ago by EricMB

Started 7 years ago by EricMB

12 5

Lipo Alarms

“Hi Eric, Yeah, I'd also noticed that the HK site has been a little erratic and very slow lately And Yeah again! I know those alarm gizmos. As they are cheap …”

5 posts 10 likes

6 years ago by RNinMunich

Started 6 years ago by EricMB

5 10

New radio- strange behaviour.

“Hi ianed57 and Shipmates, Reading through the post I think it could simply be poor main batteries, If his battery pack is not in good condition or or has poo…”

28 posts 75 likes

6 years ago by CB90

Started 6 years ago by ianed57

28 75

RC for Submarines

“Hi Tall Paul, Current TX - 2.4GHz - probably surface to 50-75cms on a good day, with a following wind, winning lottery numbers etc.etc. Or 40 MHZ - 5-8 feet …”

37 posts 77 likes

6 years ago by G6SWJ

Started 7 years ago by cormorant

37 77

Mixer problem

“Hi have tried separate bec from another esc with separate battery and battery pack by itself. Both fitted to receiver bind/batt plug. Still the same. Have or…”

16 posts 23 likes

6 years ago by Elsrickle

Started 6 years ago by Elsrickle

16 23

GoBilda 300 degree rotation servos

“Joe, Thanks for the comparison. It is always exciting to find new products that fit into our side of the hobby. Jonathan”

5 posts 9 likes

6 years ago by ToraDog

Started 6 years ago by ToraDog

5 9

FrSky X9d+se 24 channel radio recv

“There are several YouTube video series on the Taranis radios. I have a X9E and the videos made programming very easy. Here is a link to the second episode in…”

8 posts 6 likes

6 years ago by ToraDog

Started 6 years ago by bruce1946

8 6

ESC alternative

“Thanks both for your comment and advice. Doug "why water cooled" because that was the recommended from Hobbyking. The boat its going in is the Vintage Model …”

6 posts 6 likes

6 years ago by mturpin013

Started 6 years ago by mturpin013

6 6

Electronize speed controllers

“Hi I bought the board to prevent battery cross charge and discharge as I saw it advertised on the companies website. In all honesty I had not thought about i…”

57 posts 89 likes

6 years ago by kevinsharpe

Started 6 years ago by kevinsharpe

57 89

esc wiring help

“Folk don't seem to understand this problem. You would never connect a 2 cell battery directly in parallel with a 3 cell battery. At best one would charge the…”

8 posts 14 likes

6 years ago by Gone Gone Gone

Started 6 years ago by Rogal118

8 14

Servo drive motor for a very small boat.

“Hi Ron, Maybe this might help. You will find that different servos will have slightly different pin configurations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUm2nj7te…”

4 posts 1 like

6 years ago by Martin555

Started 6 years ago by RonH

4 1

Arduino and model boats - zero to hero the easy way!!

“In case you missed it - the topic continues across in the "Build Blogs" section https://model-boats.com/blogs/77106 And once you get there just click on the …”

25 posts 37 likes

6 years ago by G6SWJ

Started 6 years ago by G6SWJ

25 37

sourcing accessories

“Thanks for that Doug”

26 posts 44 likes

6 years ago by mturpin013

Started 6 years ago by mturpin013

26 44

Lipo battery charger

“Thanks for the tips JB. I do believe it is genuine. I have seen the copies available.Even the genuine ones have variants,including different balance ports,wh…”

11 posts 16 likes

6 years ago by drspock

Started 6 years ago by drspock

11 16

Servo problem.

“Hi Martin, Not been around much and I am sorry I missed your question. All 3 subs are Engel's - the Type 7 a beauty and the 2 Typhoons in various states of r…”

53 posts 101 likes

6 years ago by G6SWJ

Started 6 years ago by MouldBuilder

53 101

Sound generators

“Guten morgen Doug,vielen Dank. Es ist Lange her,dash Ich die sprache gelernt habe. I think I will stick to my native language from here on as my receding bra…”

12 posts 20 likes

6 years ago by Scratchbuilder

Started 6 years ago by bruce1946

12 20

Geared pump

“Thanks Doug”

7 posts 9 likes

6 years ago by Newby7

Started 6 years ago by Newby7

7 9

Richardson/Southampton Smoke Generator

“I am putting the tyres onto the tug now... A fiddly job. I intend to do an few changes to improver the manoeuvrability in reverse. A gent on YouTube did this…”

23 posts 26 likes

6 years ago by Gone Gone Gone

Started 8 years ago by PittsfieldPete

23 26

Simple Smoke Generator

“Just the sort of info I am looking for. I can add a little about burning out coils. The coil material is probably a Nickel or tungsten alloy chosen not to ox…”

6 posts 28 likes

6 years ago by Gone Gone Gone

Started 7 years ago by Graham93

6 28

Strange ESC.

“Sounds right about it being suitable for the R/C car and semi-truck market as they all use 540 motors. My trucks have the sport-tuned 33t 540 Tamiya Motors i…”

6 posts 7 likes

6 years ago by Ianh

Started 6 years ago by MouldBuilder

6 7

Caldercraft Speed Controler.

“Dear All. Thank you for the great response to this problem and over the course of the next couple of days I will investigate all suggestions. As always this …”

8 posts 15 likes

6 years ago by Scratchbuilder

Started 6 years ago by Scratchbuilder

8 15