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Too Powerful Brushless ?
… roblem with my prop shaft, every time i start the Hobbyking Brushless 3660SL (3180 KV ) the prop shaft comes adrift from the boat hull. it's powered by a 14.7V Poly Lipo battery. is it too powerful for an Aeronault Queen 36"? or is the prop …
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VIC SMEED'S VIVACITY
… suing a brushed set up or should I just stick to looking at brushless? I would like the boat to show a reasonable turn of speed, but I am not wanting a 'raceboat' - I have seen footage of a Sea Queen moving at quite 'dangerous' speeds using …
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It's a sad day!.
… d we have come a long long way since then with electric and brushless motors, I do use them in both planes and boats, but there is still something to be said for the sound smell and reality of an I.C.engine in a boat, aircraft aren't to bad …
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All hooked up, nowt happens...
… me I thought I'd try hooking up all the lecktrickery for my brushless motor. It's one of they outrunning tiddlers. I have a 3S LiPo which is firing on all cylinders at 3.79 volts per. I plug it in to the ESC, some Chinese one I got recently …
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A Little Advice on Motor Whine
… is binding and possibly under extra load. I've never had a brushless motor but the last can motor did the same. The shaft tube is completely new and was refitted with great help from key members of this site. I don't know if what the video …
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No Reverse
… HobbyKing 90A Boat ESC 4A SBEC" water cooled The motor is a brushless again Turnigy Turnigy Aerodrive SK3 - 5045-660KV Brushless Out-runner Motor. I have programmed the ESC with the Hobby King Program Card to what I thought to be the correc …
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Hints & Tips - Covid 19
… lock-down. Was anxious to check the ESC programming of the brushless motors in my RAF RTTL project under water load. Used an idea had once seen tried by another modeller. Have refined the idea into a Hi-Tech version using constant water to …
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A new naval project. What to do now?
… the mechanical and electronic components, particularly the brushless motors. I'll need to find a size and scale that will allow for acceptable space both in the basement and in the car. I could then complete it to make it visually pleasing …
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New restoration project, 48" raf crash tender mk2.
… the very early 60's . I will hopefully be converting it to brushless motor and speed controller, also using 2.4ghz rc system. So any suggestions for a motor and controller to suit it ( using 12v. 7ah. Sla batteries) would be very much appr …
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Which motors for my next boat?
… cale. I am not constrained by cost. I suspect they would be brushless. Do I need water cooling and any suggestions for speed controllers? I think I may run separate control for each motor to do a bit of manoeuvring. Thanks Steve
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No motor coupling
… e installation and eliminate shaft alignment issues. Modern brushless motors are light and compact, a 4mm or greater shaft should easily hold the weight. Anti rotation could just be rubber on low power motors with something more complex as …
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Purchased an old Boat today
… old lol My plan is to sand her all down, re paint and fit a brushless motor but which one I have no idea ? There is nothing fitted internally atm so I’ll paint the inside to make it look nice and clean. Lots of work to do so I better contin …
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46"Wooden RAF Crash Tender
… otor to make it ‘go’ , but I was wondering if I could use a brushless inrunner/outrunner of a lower amperage ( sorry I know this is not good electronics talk ) that would not present a failure issue . If anyone could give me a steer I would …
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Vic Smeed Remora
… ed designed a hull that would still work well today using a brushless out-runner motor with water cooled ESC and a LiPo battery. Here is a short video of its first outing at Southport today following some problems with the ESC that had prev …
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Brushless Speed Controllers
Purchased two Turnigy D3542/5 1250 kv motors and hoped to pair them with a 90 or 120 amp Turnigy Aquastar speed controller. Unfortunately these do not appear to support a reverse function and haven't been available for weeks. I would apprec …
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Simulated Cooling Water discharge
… that the brushes would have a really long lifespan. Would a brushless motor survive this treatment any better? Don't get me wrong, NONE of my boats are ANYWHERE near this stage of build/repair, it's just something that I have wondered for q …
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No Reverse
46" RAF Fire tender : running with brushless motor Planet T5 TX & R6M RX , Water jacketed ESC , nothing other than normal equipment. Last time in the water (a few years ago) all was well if my memory is to be believed. Re commissioned last …
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34" rttl
I have fitted an outrunner brushless motor to my model. I have tried using a 3 blade brass prop but the speed Is still too fast. I have added extra lead to the front compartment but the boat Is still almost flying. Has anyone had a similar …
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Brushless motors
I am going to purchase a couple of brushless motors soon for my new project, the Slipways Tamar Class Lifeboat. There is a choice between In-runner and Out-runner. Are there advantages and disadvantages of each? I am considering two out-run …
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Brushless motors
Hi I'm going to use brushless motors for the first time. I have a brushless ESC. Can I run two motors off of one ESC like brushed motors or will I need two brushless ESC's
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Looking for a Sea Queen
… king for a 46" Sea Queen to restore, and maybe convert to a brushless electric power train. Any model considered, but I do have a budget of £60 to £80. Thanks in anticipation. Best wishes, Dave W
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Brushed or Brushless.
… inger tug and I thought that it would be a good idea to use brushless motors. And I really wish I left that can of worms firmly closed, for the past few hours, I've been trawling the net, forum after forum, and I cannot find a simple compar …
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Brushed to Brushless upgrade
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Darby One Design hydro...
… re it started peeing down, so no Chris-Craft pics. Fitted a brushless outrunner I found in a box. Might work, might not... Home made prop shaft/tube, home made off-set rudder. Planked balsa top cover to keep weight down. 1/6th scale 26"long …
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Programming a seaking brushless ESC challenges..
… i, now having trouble programming the Seaking hobbywing 60A brushless ESC that came with the boat, it’s running in forward only mode and I can’t change it. Followed the instructions I found online but it won’t stay in forward/reverse mode.. …
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Large lipo
… making a 1m long power boat which will be driven by a large brushless motor and a big lipo battery. The motor is is a 4240- 740, and the battery a 5 cell, 5000mAh. This is the first time I have used a large brushless and a big lipo, and I w …
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MANUFACTURERS AND SELLERS OF NAUTICAL PROPELLERS FOR RC MODEL BUILDING (USEFUL LINKS FROM ALL OVER T
… fessional rc hobby manufactory, mainly producing multi-pole brushless motors and racing boats. They have ability to design, develop and produce motors. I think they are Chinese from Guangzhou (near Honk Hong) but the pieces are not cheap. T …
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Shark speed controllers
… y experiences, good or bad with Shark speed controllers for brushless motor. I have recently purchased one with a Overlander thumper V3 and nothing happens at all, no beeps nor nothing! It powers up the Rx and drives the servos but no respo …