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Newbie build......
Here's my first build been at it 2 or 3 weeks so far..........48 inch Fairey Huntsman, going to fi jsh up at some point as a high speed Police Cruiser hopefully.
NickD
1 year ago
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π Wordle of the Day?
6 days ago by
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I would have got a 2 again, but my fingers deliberately put correct all letters in wrong order. Sadly I had to chop my right hand off in punishment, I now need someone to 3D print me a new hand......π
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π Wordle of the Day?
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Cracked it........first initial line.......RESULT π
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π Wordle of the Day?
11 days ago by
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YES.. ....2nd line Yipee....
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π Question of the Day?
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I'm not sure if I'm right, however alot of the answers appear to be from the American " Question of the day" maybe they have different techniques.
Also an answer earlier in the week was Harbor again the American spelling and not Harbour the British spelling.
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π Question of the Day?
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Mull of kintyre is a land mass and no connection to water, in fact none of the answers are right.
If these questions are based on the American question of the day again they have got it wrong.
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π Question of the Day?
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Torodog not sure if the lusitania was about in 1588???
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π Question of day
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No underwater, UK subs fire Tomahawk cruise missiles thru their torpedo tubes.
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π Question of day
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Cruise missiles can be launched underwater the same as a ballistic missile by a VLS vertical launch system.
With the standardisation of torpedo tubes, cruise. Missiles can also be launched this way.
The UK has Torpedo tube launch Tomahawks Cruise Missiles.
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π Question of day
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Submarines can launch both Ballistic and Cruise missiles8
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π Question of the day
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Thought that is was the answer, if not why not?8
As early as 1775, Machias had made a name for itself. "In June, on the 12 of June the first American naval battle of the American Revolution, the Lexington of the seas, the first USS naval battle fought off Machias.
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π XMAS 2023
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I'd like to wish a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all for 2024, especially all those Members who get annoyed with some of my Newbie questions.......just remember you were a newbie once as well.........but I've learnt so much.....honest π€ππππππ
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π 3 motors in one boat
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What you could do, is use 2 or 3 ..2s lipos wired in parallel giving out 14.8 or 22.2v then through 3 seperate buck converters down to say 12v then through 3 ESC's (One for each motor)at least that's my thinking.
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π Huntsman
4 months ago by
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π Bidirectional motor speed reduction circuit
4 months ago by
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What speed are you looking for and what does the motor operate?
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π Question of the Day?
4 months ago by
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All 31 sea areas all get an individual name, so somebody on land or aboard a vessel just has to listen out for the relevant forecast they are in or going too and they get the weather forecast they need
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π Battery Voltage.
4 months ago by
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Quite simply I'll just wait and seeπ€
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π Battery Voltage.
5 months ago by
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Like these but mine are 8800Mah
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π Battery Voltage.
5 months ago by
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My PP9 batteries are rechargeable Lithium - ion
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π Battery Voltage.
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My 2x 9v PP9 are rated at 8800Mah each battery.
My 2x 7.4v 2s 5500Mah each battery.
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The 2x 9v will power the ESC and motor.
The 2cx 2s will provide 14.8v..3v..6v..12v possibly, any one see an issue with this set u please?
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π Battery Voltage.
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What are the groups opinion of Buck converters up and Lipo batteries and PP9 batteries please?π€
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π Weight
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At present it's just forward planning, my motor looks like it us a Coreless brushed, i realise now that it's totally useless for the job, j will have to revert to a gearboxed motor that will give me 30 rpm. I will just have to redesign the mounting when I get to that part, but thanks for all your help.π
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π Weight
5 months ago by
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For the Radar I have got the 4mm brushless motor to be hidden in some plastic tube, I can't really incorporate a motor with a gearbox to make it look authentic, is it not possible to connect 100 ohmn resistor or one off suitable size to the power line to reduce the motor speed from 48,000 rpm down to say around 30 rpm.
I am not brilliant with mathematical calculations. Otherwise can I not just connect in a potentiometer to control the speed of the Antenna rotations.?π€
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π Weight
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Just to reassure me, for a 4ft boat is there any maximum weight I should be aiming for, as I don't want to sink when I get to first launching, also I want to fit at some point a scratch built radar, I'm using a 0480 micro brushless motor rated at 3v and 48,000 RPM at about 30ma, how can I slow it down to a more realistic speed please.
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π Boat tower parts
5 months ago by
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Just looking for the member who made the tubular frame for Radar and Radio Antenna etc just want the photos and extrusion tube sizes please.π€
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π Hobbymat BFE 65 Milling Machine
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HI how much are you looking for, I have no idea of milling machine values.
Thanks Nick
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π Question of the Day?
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I've been to Canada 4x, Lake Louise is awesome. Only used the ChΓ’teaux facilities once, but had Dinner at Banff Springs Hotel twice.πππ
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π STEERING
6 months ago by
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Robotic site appears a little over my head, I'd like to just know if anybody knows how I can connect it to a rudder servo to mimic the movement of the rudder matched to movement os the steering wheel, if its at all possible.
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π STEERING
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Here's one of my random questions.....has anybody connected a 10mm stroke linear actuator to the steering wheel, as its 2x + and 2x - could this be connected to the rudder servo some way, or am I after the impossible please?π€π€π€π€π€
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π Help De-bonding factory installed nuts...?
6 months ago by
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Locking pliers......
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π ESC issues
6 months ago by
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Blast I bought one for my Huntsman, not used it yet, I suppose a potential 8 months it just about ok.......
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