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34" Crash Tender - prop / rudder type
… tensive testing with my 3 foot fireboat using brushed, then brushless motors, and then prop testing. I was using eagle tree data logging for watts, amps, gps speed etc. The plastic two blade cheap as chips props actually produce similar rea …
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34" Crash Tender - prop / rudder type
… am restoring a 34.5" Crash Tender model and re-engining to Brushless - am planning on a 3 bladed brass prop - 35 mm dia. But what type should this be i.e. A,C,D etc ? Have been unable to get a clear idea of the different types capability a …
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46" Firefloat What Motor/Battery
… so I am looking for the whole package. I know little about brushless too but I think a boat like this needs them. From the research I have done I can see 880kv twins with 2 60 Amp water cooled esc will Work. I would Like to know what brand …
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SRN3
… ght construction with liteply. Two ESPs control brushed and brushless motors for lift and propulsion. Motor tube ball-raced at each end with a 9x6 pusher prop. Realistic performance and sounds like a turbo prop. Tricky to control in anythin …
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MTB385 & MTB623
Vosper 73ft Type 1 MTB - Scratchbuilt. Now running two brushless motors and NiMH batteries. Photos previously posted. 1/24 Scale Fairmile D MTB623 belongs to a good friend. This boat was also featured in a previous video with my Fairmile D. …
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What is this boat ?????
Hi Dave M Pics as required, one Sea Hornet 28mm brushless motor 1700kv, 3S Lipo 2650mah and a 2 blade 32mm prop. Canabus
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What is this boat ?????
… ? Would look stunning when restored with say a 35xx or 42xx brushless coupled with a 35/40mm prop 100amp ESC and 11.1/14.8 LiPo. Make sure you find a few model figures to add realism. A build blog would be welcome, please. Good luck
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In my Huntsman I have a T600 brushless.
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Aerokits fire boat 35"
… anxious moments or sheer fun. Do you recommed a brushed or brushless motor and if so what power rating. If brushless either in runner or out runner. Grateful for any advice. Regards Kevin.
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Fusing confusion
… tom wet since 1962. Needless to say, it now has a couple of brushless motors plus a lipo pack , ESC's and a sound system. I am about to put the fusing in but am concerned about the initial start point for the fuse capacity. I do not mind bu …
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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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The Vosper 46” RAF Crash Tender Kit By Vintage Model Works
… upner 700bb motors on 3s lipos, but i am up-grading them to brushless soon, have the new ESC,s and the motors are on order. Great model to build and sail, attracts a lot of attention. Mark
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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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… 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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… 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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HS Simitzopoulos P28
… Navy. The boat is scratchbuilt. it is 1606mm long. it has 2 brushless 720Kv motors and NiMH batteries. The 76mm guns can traverse and elevate. The 30mm guns can traverse. Both radars rotate and there are LED running lights.
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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 …