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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
I realised a bit ago that the right tooling and a machine or two makes the building so much fun . I sacrificed two rc helis, a collection of jaguar racing memorabilia and a birthday to get a second hand Chester minI lathe luckily I had some …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
The chap with the white beard and red coat brought me my lathe a couple of years ago Alan
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
I am amazed at the lengths that committed modellers go to in order to achieve that little bit extra. A little bit green with envy at the mention of lathes and milling machines. I have to rely on being able to purchase most of my fittings.
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
no I didnt, good call on that, too late now unfortunately!
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Just a thought, did you try polishing the lens after you had used the cutters on it, say with polishing compound and then brasso. Alan
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
No, not too fast, I look forward with bated breath to your posts Alan
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Am I going too fast, if so, please tell me to slow down, I dont want to be overpowering the forum! Anyway, after a brief interlude doing something nice, its back to the boring building and painting. The wheelhouse is damaged, so I have to r …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
keep the questions coming Alan, I think there is only you me and Flack going through this! There are a couple of things I REALLY wanted to do, that stepped lens was one of them, silly little thing really!
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Thanks for the explanation, I did wonder how you had turned the plastic for the lens, being dull is made up by getting the step in the lens, I love attention to detail. Alan
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
HI Alan, thanks for questions (did you get that video link to work?) Ok, the spacers are short brass tube, the small ba bolts go through the spacers, and the cylindrical body is tapped for the bolts. I mislead you a bit, the tube that forms …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
You have made a very nice job of that, now here come the questions. I presume that you drilled the M5 bolt out to get the cables down and then covered it with brass tube, as I can't see the threads. Are the spacers soldered to the searchlig …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
I fancy doing something interesting ...... my opinion is there are a couple of things about this boat that makes it unique mast, searchlight, towhook, salvage hoses, so I want to give particular attention to these. I decided to buy a set of …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
well we now know it runs, needs adjustments with rudders, and a final test with data logging onboard to satisfy what props, but other than that, all ok, water cooling works, everything nice and cool, no water entry, and looks like it will h …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Don't know why Alan I tried it and it was okay. Looks like flack used it also. Copy and paste it that should do it. Paul
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Now that's what you call a successful maiden voyage I'm well Impressed but you are going to need a seriously big pond to get up to full throttle
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Can't get the link to work Alan
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Its a nervouis visit to the local boating lake, we could have gont to Gautby Road in Birkenhead, but thats a BIG lake, it it goes bang I will have to wait ages for it to float in, so, off to New Brighton, small lake, I can wade out, and it …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
ok time to fit all the runing gear back into the boat, this is now becoming second nature, I can do it with my eyes closed! Batts charged, time for a bench test, horror!! at half stick, there is a bad resonate vibration, flippin heck!!!> we …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Well spotted glad you are still with me! I should have said wait for the solid light on receiver, then arm esc's with switch. That's what I get for rushing and trying to cram too much in. I am looking forward ro getting past this bit and ge …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
HI Paul Good advice on not using BEC's, especially with modern 2.4Gh receivers. Twin ESC's are also best used with a separate power supply to the receiver whatever the system. I am confused by "I wait for esc to set (solid light on the esc) …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Hey what's this "old Guy" thing and what the heck are "latching switchers" I'm ok now with the three wires from the motor going to the speed controller, the BEC connection to the receiver ad the two wires to the battery from the speed contr …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Don't let him frighten you Flack. If you are new to it, make a drawing of your setup, mark all your cables and mark your drawing accordingly, stay away from micro switches worked by servos, use latching switchers (lighting). Buy good qualit …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
ha ha I like to over complcate things, the devil inside me, its funny when you open such a boat up, and some old guy faints when he sees whats going on, wait till we get to the green nav lights, red nav lights, mast light, wheelhouse lights …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Every time I think I'm just starting to get my head round this model boat stuff something comes along which completely reverses that thought. in the "old " days I had a switch harness which connected between the receiver and battery pack, f …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
I occasionally have to reset one of my ESCs in a fast electric boat because it goes back to factory setting, could never work out why, recon you have hit the nail on the head there. Thanks. Every days a school day Alan
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
ignore the wiring mess, this was just a set up to see if it worked. The wires on the left are from the "y" connector from the two esc's, to the switch. The switch on the left arms the speed controllers, switch on right is receiver power. Fo …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
HI shaun, I tried a smaller diameter ally tube thinking same as you but there was no Improvement. During some testing I tried a silicon tube again no better. The Improvement was seen in exit pressure when the tube was draped over the side a …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
It's all down to pressure and flow - by reducing the size of the inlet tube I.e. from silicon tubing to ally, the pressure will increase and the flow will reduce and then by increasing the size of the ally pipe to the silicon tube the press …