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Fusing confusion
Hi Doug Brushless melt when stalled if you are lucky. No fuse and high power battery usually results in the ESC also melting or a small fire that usually quickly spreads to the rest of the model. Not sure if I would go much above 25 amps on …
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Fusing confusion
… ic engineering must be useful for something I'm also new to brushless and not sure yet how they behave when stalled. Must do some tests soon. Remember: fuses are essentially there to stop wiring bursting into flames and igniting the surroun …
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Fusing confusion
… i Doug I had wondered about doing that. Having never used a brushless before, a couple of years ago I 'tested' a much smaller single motor in the household bathroom (I am not married!) and was very surprised how little water was left it whe …
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Aerokits fire boat 35"
… e from the 60s, when I get time to finish it. I picked up a Brushless outrunner, Robbe/Roxxy Outrunner 4240/10 - is this about right? - Will it be OK with a 4S/5000mAh lipo? - What prop would you suggest to start with?
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Aerokits fire boat 35"
… formance you could use a Tornado Thumper V3 4260/06 500KV - Brushless Outrunner paired with a Fusion Hawk BL 60A HV N6~18/Li 2~6 ESC, however it would probably be a little less exciting and more appropriate given the flatness of the hull wh …
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Aerokits fire boat 35"
Hi Kevin, I would recommend a brushless motor, and have great success with Airtec motors, real model shop with real people on the end of the phone. The one i would use is AXP 3542/1000. They recommend a 60 ah ESC but i would up this to 90 o …
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Steam sound unit (variable speed)
… otes. My Noisy thing works with any rx and both brushed and brushless ESCs. I suspect that they are designed to link into the Action ESCs which may explain the situation. We did have a discussion re the Action twin ESC some time ago and I d …
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Props
… ably use two brushed motors cos you don't need the Oomph of brushless. With brushed you can then use the Action Electronics Dual ESC and rudder mixer, P94Lite. From Component Shop. See pic. https://www.componentshop.co.uk/action-electronics …
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Prop Size
… model. Take great care when testing with air props, modern brushless motors pack a big punch and at full whack any contact with the blade is to be avoided. Dave
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replacing propshaft
… the mid sixties to fit his Taycol Target. I've now fitted a brushless and made a new shaft for the original tube, repainted hull and fitted out the 'engine room'. Pics show starting point and current state. Can't wait for the weather to war …
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motors
… en kit hobbyking turnigy aquastar 408 4-1050kv water cooled brushless 160a water cooled esc thank you all for your help steve
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motors
… e? if so, why? I use brushed motors, but wish to know about brushless.
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Sea Queen Water Line
… Queen rides high in the water with a slight bow up. A 42xx brushless and LiPo add little weight and I have two 8oz lumps of lead in the stern section to achieve this. If it looks right, sails well and you are happy, then enjoy your model.
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motors
… ood speed but not manic. The one you mention is an inrunner brushless which doesn't have as much torque size for size as an outrunner. If it was me (and it will be at some stage as I have a 46" Huntsman with an MFA 850 brushed motor in it) …
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Sea Queen Spray Rails
… speed. Position is not too important but my model is light (brushless + LiPo) and sits high in the water. if your model floats lower you may need to fit slightly higher, its really the bit that's out of the water when planing that needs to …
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Fairey Huntsman & Swordsman
… batteries they would be a lot longer especially if you used brushless motors. Props, on the 34, they were 35mm x 3 blade brass, on the 48, they were 45mm x 3 blade brass. Sad but i sold them some years ago but now have a 48" fireboat to pla …
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choosing an electric motor
… be of use to those scratching their heads as to the size of brushless to choose http://lmmac.net/i-c-to-electric-conversion-table/ http://www.cmfhobbies.com/IC-Engine-to-Electric-motor-convertion/I205.htm Hope it helps someone
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Sea Queen Prop Shaft
… a Sea Queen, but not with supplied motor, will be fitting a brushless. Based on the motor and the voltage it is likely to be about 400 watts output, which is about 5 times the supplied output. My concern is the supplied prop shaft which is …
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huntsman 46
Hi Pilot If you are using 540 can size (35-36mm brushless motor) a 3639-1100kv 800watts, 3648-1450 1600watts or a XK 3674-1900 1769 watts. All run on 100Amp ESCs, but check the maximum voltage they handle. I use car ESCs with the electric f …
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46" Firefloat What Motor/Battery
… ust a word of warning, your Mtronics esc will not work with brushless motors, also 20amps is close to its limit with twin motors and fairly large props, performance wise, brushless is the way to go, but will need 2 esc's, wont run with one, …
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46" Firefloat What Motor/Battery
… at a try first and then perhaps see if Santa brings me some brushless motors Cheers J.J PS At the moment using a single ESC( 20A Mtronics) but would probably go for two if I move to brushless.
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Seabreacher
Tried seabreacher out with new ballast and brushless setup.....Had a nice long walk through the woods to retrieve the model after it beached itself on the other side of the waterway...
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Seabreacher
Just spent a few hours fitting brushless motor to seabreacher....and 150amp esc ...problem working at these high motor speeds is vibration and motor has actually bent the driveshaft which is brass 6 mm ...next step is new shaft of steel....
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46" Firefloat What Motor/Battery
… s did not work out or you want more performance then go for brushless motors, still with the 2 battery packs. I would try the single pack first, suck it and see, develop it from there without breaking the bank!!!! Cant see any ESC, have you …
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46" Firefloat What Motor/Battery
… cell??? Canabus, in his post described an ideal set up with brushless motors, 1600 watts is just over 2 hp, 750 per horsepower so you can see the difference in performance with different motors and battery set up's
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46" Firefloat What Motor/Battery
… y. I made the big switch over three years ago from brush to brushless motors and to Lipo batteries. With the help on the forum and club members it was a learning curve, but, I would not go back. A 5800mah Lipo battery is in the weight of 45 …
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Sea Queen Prop shaft
… e a common Universal coupling on my 48" Sea Queen and use a brushless 42 size 850Kv water cooled motor of 700 watts and it is happy driving a Prop Shop prop of 42mm at 45 amp on full throttle. Power is from an 11.1v Lipo of at least 2200 mA …
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Sea Queen Prop shaft
… en kit, and after getting info from this site plan to fit a brushless motor and Lipo's. Have been advised to change coupling from supplied, for one that will take the power - comments please. Also is there likely to be problems with more po …