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HAKITS- PILOT LAUNCH-LARGER VERSION.
… D INSTALLATION OF MOTORS. The power units will be two small brushless motors, (Overlander) rated at 140 watts each. The plan is to fit them to a single motor plate made from mainly ply but some balsa. During the years that I flew electric m …
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RAF RTTL 2762
… oceeded through the Spring and Summer to fit the twin-screw brushless drivetrain, so it could be thoroughly tested before the deck was installed. Have found, through bitter experience, this is the easiest way to commission a brushless motor …
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Princesse Loane Trawler Build (conclusion)
… bor Models. I have grown to like the ease and simplicity of brushless motors. This one is a small 1000KV unit which is mounted on a homemade mount within the hold. Hobbywing makes very good motor speed controllers, this one is a 16BL30 mode …
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HARTLEY FLARELINE, NEW PROJECT
… uld be way out of scale, plus to go fast they need to be on brushless high kv motors. As long as it gets a scale speed I'll be happy. I've also modified the reversing bucket nozzles (closed them in and re directed them slightly), hopefully …
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HARTLEY FLARELINE, NEW PROJECT
… s NMB bearings. Looking at possibly changing the motor to a brushless fan cooled 36mm 1600Kv helicopter motor, and 45A HK DLux ESC (or other) for more revs on 3s (hard to find a brushed ESC for 4s). I'll see how the brushed motor goes once …
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Water cooling
… ly for cars, it is a Hobbywing Quicrun WP 16BL30 Waterproof Brushless ESC and I also purchased the Hobbywing XERUN / EZRUN Program Card C, to make it easier to set up. The main reason for this purchase was because an appropriate ESC wasn’t …
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Lesro Atlantic 21 RNLI RNLB RIB 1:12 scale
… ions. However, I have decided to build it functional, going brushless so we shall see what the final result will be? The Evenrude dummy motors are shortly to be reproduced by Dave "Mastman" Watts and I have pre-ordered a pair. I have alread …
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Motor, shaft rudder etc
… bit more done with my Christina conversion. I decided on a brushless motor, and almost went with one of my faves, a 36mm outrunner that’s rated at 1700 kv. That’s the same motor in my Acapulco, and the same type, but different manufacturer …
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Brave Borderer
… to replace the centre shaft brushed motor with an inrunner brushless purchased earlier. This should improve performance, perhaps even achieve the scale 50 knots! The drivetrain layout would also replicate the actual vessel, where the wing …
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Rear frame nears completion....
… s MBM. The reviewer built his as per the kit except he went brushless, everything else was standard from the box.
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Cigarette hull (Kingston Mouldings) changed me mind
… rchased another:- Model: 3674 Watts: 1800W 4Poles 2250KV BL Brushless Motor Have the two contra rotating flexi shafts (4mm) and props (38mm) Ordered stingers via eBay went for the larger 70mm version.
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SLEC/LESRO 35” Pilot Boat 1:12 scale
… s ect. I have bought extra the usual needs, ie motor (going brushless), prop, coupling, propshaft, servo, rudder, along with a few other odds. Still need ESC, lipo, glass cloth (I shall await Hobbyking UK reopening as I can collect as they …
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HARTLEY FLARELINE, NEW PROJECT
… /torque 550 (with bearings) to try first. Much cheaper than brushless, and I could drag out my little used (fizzy) Electronize ESC or my 43 yr old Graupner 18A ESC to try with it.
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Command boat 90 update
2019 have updated drives to dual brushless out-runners High Performance 2826 900KV 14 Poles Brushless Motor and added twin 90A ESCs the craft goes a lot better, And will still spin on its own axis. Added 6 ventilators to the motor compartme …
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Deans Marine PBR
… nued on. Also, I changed up the motor mount as I am using a brushless outrunner for power. That also necessitated shortening the shaft and stuffing box. The rudder I used came from an Aquacraft Reef Racer that I had scrounged some parts fro …
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Finishing the Hull.
… sin allowed this to be done in one day. Now that I have the brushless motor I can assemble the motor mount that is supplied with the kit, the parts for this all slot together nicely and make quite a sturdy mount that has some adjustability …
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little River Tug
… ing around. Just a simple flat bottom design . Found a tiny brushless motor 10g that I had from when I built small balsa planes, a tiny ecs too. It seems to work slow enough to drive a prop so I thought I would give it a try. Mocked up a sh …
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Done!! At least the pretty bits
… ave to do a little balance and also play with my power. The brushless inrunner was way too hot, I’m thinking going back to brushed with just a touch more power than I had before the brushless fiasco, or a brushless outrunner, which would ne …
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HMT Resolve by Caldercraft
… complicated, so I decided on electric. Recommended were 900 brushless motors which are very big lumps. Consultation with Jotika resulted in 540 2.5:1 geared motors which had the added advantage of lower shafts, making it easier to connect t …
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Fitting out.
… e disappointed with the speed. I will probably upgrade to a brushless motor at a later date. Today I fitted the railings, added two of the ladders and then started on the windows only to find that I had left the canopy glue in the UK. Never …
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34 inch Crash Tender refit
… he reason the boat had been in dry dock for 45 years. A new brushless motor, water cooled ESC and 3S LiPo battery were installed in place of the diesel. The propeller also needed replacing as the old one was too large. This identified the f …
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46” Crash Tender
… , Enya 60 is out of my old Sea Queen, but think may use the brushless motor .
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New drive Train and Oiler
… e from Canabus in Hobart I obtained a Propdrive 2830 1000kV brushless motor, appropriate ESC and a 35mm 3 blade prop from Raboesch. Pic 2 shows the old and new motors. Next step was to trial fit new motor mount, coupling and prop. Pics 3 &4 …
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H.M.S BRAVE BORDERER
… eed using the centre screw brushed motor and then the outer brushless screws on the 2S battery 3) Max. speed using the centre screw brushed motor and then the outer brushless screws on the 3S battery. Because the pond is small, was unable t …
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H.M.S. BRAVE BORDERER
… d the ESCs and Rx. These changes allowed the removal of the brushless motor selection circuitry and improved the tractability of the system. As the videos show, a plane can be achieved with both 2S and 3S batteries. With the 3S the plane is …
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HMS BRAVE BORDERER
… s. Have always been concerned about the “stuttering” of the brushless motors. This is more correctly identified as “cogging”, often caused by incorrect motor timing. Changed the timing to “Automatic” from the incorrect previous setting, whi …
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White Star BB"570"
… r racing prop as used in my Classic. I'll be using a 1100KV Brushless motor with a 2S LiPo. The basic of the hull is now done.
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Brave Borderer
… had chance to reflect on the earlier tribulations with the brushless motor installation. My enthusiasm was sparked by an article on getting the best from your Tx in a magazine and the advantages of using the Elevon or V Tail facilities if …