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Modified Stiletto project, (another new ESC)
… ore changes than a womans' mind, Now have the Hobbywing 60A brushless ESC installed and tuned in. Works very well, - much better than the previous 45A Surpass rubbish, -should be at twice the price (but only 3/4 the size). Runs smoothly and …
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Modified Stiletto project, ESC experiment
Thought I'd have a go at converting a brushless aircraft ESC to having forward and reverse. I've found that the aircraft ESCs perform better than the car ones, and usually have more tuning options, including timing and PWM changes. managed …
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Re: Modified Stiletto project, RE another motor change,- No4.
… number of poles, inrunner, outrunner etc. Re without ESC, - Brushless motors won't run without an ESC Brushless motors don't all run best on the auto settings of certain ESCs, and some need to be adjusted for best performance. On the whole …
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Re: Modified Stiletto project, another motor change.
… ith this though as a water-jet package was available with a brushless inrunner with cooling jacket. I shall be using a HobbyWing ESC though, in this case a Seaking. I don't think slow running will be an issue! Chris
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Re: Fairey Marine Builds
… I used the available Huntress drawings as a starting point. Brushless might sound a bit OTT but it performs very nicely at slow speeds and they are my go to motors - did think about brushed but couldn't find anything I fancied - I like the …
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Re: Fairey Marine Builds
… awings were produced from the brochure. I've already bought brushless motors for these models. Some might call them overkill for such slow models but my experience with the River Cruiser is that it runs very smoothly at slow speeds and I li …
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Modified Stiletto project tank test
… reverse, but the collets to suit the smaller shafts on the brushless motors to go with the cable, aren't available, so may have to try bushing down the 5mm collet at some stage. One thing which is amusing is that the boat sits with the chi …
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Motor burn out?
… I have learned in the latest topics on the use of fuses in brushless motors) the ESC should be able to intervene promptly and save the motor. Maybe there are some settings you don't know (but neither do I unfortunately). But let's go back …
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Fairey huntsman steering
… a few quids worth in a model if you add up the cost of the brushless motor, ESC and LiPo battery. Chris
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Re: Motors mounted, some filling done, rudder linkage installed
… move the shaft towards the bearing side of the motor. Most brushless outrunners are set up so the end user can do that. There’s a set screw that one can loosen to facilitate that. I’ve posted a pic off the net of a similar motor with the s …
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Fairey huntsman
… mfa torpedo 850 in my Vosper but thinking along the way of brushless and lipo never really wanted warp speed like most of our club but been looking at over lander thunder tiger motor and yes the prop shaft sourced at a place I got my last …
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aerobats crash tender
… nd that motor on ebay or wherever then pretty much any 35mm brushless motor of 1000kv to 1200kv would be sufficient I would say. A basic guide is that the higher the kv then the smaller the max prop size, but equally if you lower the voltag …
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Graupner Krabbe Ton 12…the kit, not the boat😁
… ntact….never again. I was thinking about my usual outrunner brushless, when I remembered I had a brand new MFA 2.5 to 1 380 sized geared motor in my possession. Went with that. After making up a mount and installing the shaft and tube I did …
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29" Double Horse 7007 Flying Fish
… motor and the ESC (they are very expensive I imagine). The brushless motor has remarkable performance. Can you attach some photos of the propeller area and the point where the water enters? The motor cost £56 including water jacket, the ES …
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Vintage model Company Thames police launch
… ze 'p' frame as per the original design. Also included is a brushless 1100kv motor and esc from M Tronics with a Raboech 40mm M4 prop. I will never finish it so it has to go. I am looking for around £200 ono plus carriage at cost or view an …
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(Naval Ship) Fletcher
… 1:125 (5/10) 2018 refit, Brushed motor + gearbox removed, 2 Brushless motors + 2 controllers fitted, Transmitter setup to enable tank steering. I have taken steps to help prevent my Fletcher from sinking, the addition of foam + several full …
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Re: (Naval Ship) Fletcher
… bit of trouble and eventually I removed it and installed 2 Brushless motors. The 2 speed controllers are to give independent motor control. If you look carefully (zoom in) at the 2 photos, one shows the model with a single brushed motor an …
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Smoke spaghetti
… n/off from TX to save battery power. Could even use a small brushless ESC to control it. Still playing with it. Diagram in pics used the pump from one HengLong to give the pulse, and the fan forced tank from another. yesterdays test, uses a …
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Identification help - not a Sea Rover?
… mpressed with the speed and handling as had fitted a 1250kv brushless. It now has a pumped water cooling system running from a separate battery and a new rudder as the original had a lot of wear. The 2 hatches were warped and ill fitting. I …
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Taplin-Baker Hydrojet, RKH products
… shing. Now, it would be fun to set this up in a boat with a brushless outrunner on say, 4-6 lipo cells and just go to town, but there’s cheaper and readily available alternatives for that. I don’t really collect much anymore, so I’m probabl …
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Azure Spirit - Second trial run
After an upgrade from brushed to brushless, this is the result.
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Think it will work?
… et 30 a rare beast 12v to 24v. May be better to go lipo and brushless if speed is your thing. Regards Roy
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Fairey Hunsman renovation part 6
NOW SOLD Hi, Have added two brushless motors prop shafts etc, twin rudders as per original boat and also a cabin roof. Did a test run (sorry no pics) but she was great, predictable and stable in rough conditions. I have started on the inner …
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NQD PX-16
… and thought I would add water cooling to a couple of cheap brushless ESCs that have been in my bits and bobs box. along with some spares for my FT011. In my computer box I had some heat transfer tape from a NVME SSD. So my ESCs had an inte …
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Shrimp fishing boat Capt CJ
… ted in Pine Island Florida. It is powered by a water cooled brushless motor. Battery is a 2S ( 7.4 v ) LiPo battery ( a 3S was way too much for it ) and it is still very fast. I run it at scale speed and the duration approaches an hour run …
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Re: NQD PX-16
… lly didn't plan well. but it was my first venture with twin brushless. https://model-boats.com/blogs/39797 Regards Roy
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(Racing Boat) NDQ Modified
… apped NDQ cheap hull, ripped out radio replaced motors with brushless 2845 2600kv add rudder/ servo, trim tabs and turn fins also added strakes to the underside, foamed the hull to make it unsinkable add radio link radio modified to control …
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Re: MAS 562 update
… rs and batteries and better buoyancy. I would use lipos and brushless motors and it will run well on the plan, construct with 1mm ply. If you want a small, and easy to construct model I would suggest a plastic kit made by Italeri discontinu …