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    πŸ“ Batteries In Sea Commander
    13 years ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ stanislas ( Recruit)
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    HI RookySailor,
    Thanks for the info, nearly an hour of running sounds fantastic......I feel my chequebook trying to escape!!!
    Will have to have a gander at the auction site and see if I can justify a LiPo to a certain "financial adviser"!! Either that or keep the innards out of sight!!
    Did you need to uprate the ESC? Have a Reverstar which is 6 - 12v 240a continuous current and 940a peak current (according to the box).
    Have now got the lower hull skins on...... much wailing and gnashing of teeth at bending the skin into the bow......think there must be an easier way with the upper skins......still it wouldn't be as satisfying if it was easy would it!!!

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    πŸ“ Batteries In Sea Commander
    13 years ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ stanislas ( Recruit)
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    HI RookySailor,
    Thanks for the info - must admit I am really enjoying the building side of this model.
    Really was more concerned with the centre of gravity if I used the 12v 7ah (could just Imagine putting the helm over and watching it doing a cartwheel!!!
    Whilst I have the skins off I have made a stowage in fwd cabin and after cabin for the 9.6v 3300's so I can run either singly or in parallel.

    The LIPO's sound an ideal solution - will look forward to your results. Have to start saving up the pennies.

    A quick further question are you using the kit prop? Seems a bit small to my inexperienced eyes!!!

    πŸ“ Batteries In Sea Commander
    13 years ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ stanislas ( Recruit)
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    HI there,
    Am building my first boat an Aerokits Sea Commander. Progressing well and before I put the hull skins on I felt I should work out what/where the batteries should be fitted whilst I still have finger room.
    The Instructions say use a 12v 6ah or 7.2v nicad however I cannot find a 12v 6ah In my local model shop.
    I do have a 12v 7ah SLA and two 9.6v 3300mah ex-racing car battery spare which I could use.
    The 12v 7ah SLA fits tightly Into the centre cabin but:-
    a. Is directly above the motor - Is this a problem?
    b. seems to be very heavy (approx 2.6kg) for the boat
    c. will this weight make the model unstable?

    The 9.6v nicads are smaller and could be positioned either forward or aft against the hull.
    What sort of run time will a 3300mah give? (am using the kit's standard 600 motor)
    Should they be connected In parallel to give greater capacity?
    Will 9.6v be adequate for a reasonable speed - not Interested In charging across the water am also using the standard 2 bladed prop.

    Many thanks In advance for any advice
    This site has been a Godsend for Info and advice so far

    Stan



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