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On / Off switch for Brushless ESC's
Having just ventured Into the esoteric world of Brushless I find that no On/Off switch Is provided on the ESC. The Brushed versions that I have previously used have always had that facility and I'm wondering If It's possible to add a simila …
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On / Off switch for Brushless ESC's
HI Chris Alan has just woken me up! Apart from the brushless ESC's intended for car use on/off switches are not normally a feature of boat ESC's. I very much doubt if you could add such a switch as the electronics is mostly sealed and on a …
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On / Off switch for Brushless ESC's
HI Chris, not sure that there is a low current side on a brushless ESC without going into the electronics of one, I just unplug the batteries on my fast electric boats. if you put a switch on the cables going to the battery it would have to …
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Brushless Motors - Waveney Lifeboat ( Metcalfe Mouldings)
HI Shaun Brushless is a good choice for a lifeboat. The Waveney was an early fast boat but top speed was 15 knotts so nowhere near as fast as the Severns 35 knotts. I have been restoring a Metcalf Arun (1/12) scale and intend to fit brushle …
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Brushless Motors - Waveney Lifeboat ( Metcalfe Mouldings)
… ive, probably put them with a couple of Turnigy Marine 120A Brushless Boat ESC as each motor draws a max 100 amp. Its a it expensive this boat building
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Brushless Motors - Waveney Lifeboat ( Metcalfe Mouldings)
… a couple of these Turnigy AquaStar 3974-2200KV Water Cooled Brushless Motor they can be had at the hobby king UK warehouse. Good high wattage and they will take a lot of amps, run on 3 cell lipo's would give about the right rpm. Just got on …
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Brushless motors -Help!
… That would explain the prop size suggested. For performance brushless is the best solution. if you can build the model to be lightweight then you may not need very large motors. Regarding weight its the extra bits you add that can really ad …
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Brushless motors -Help!
HI all, Can anyone help with choosing what brushless motors to choose for a 48" range safety launch? I've been told I should go for outrunners but this Is as far as I've got. Do I have to use a cooling system? What size motors should I go f …
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Brushless motors -Help!
… ingle 3.5cc diesel engine). it just struck me that by using brushless I would end up with a modern set up and a lighter powerplant with more power too. Currently it is at the planning stage but I like to get fundamental decisions made befor …
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Brushless motors -Help!
HI Cenbeth As advised above brushless motors are rated by Kv. However they also have a wattage rating (amps x volts) and this needs to be observed unless you want to destroy the motor. Is this a scale model you intend to build? I ask becaus …
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Brushless motors -Help!
… ght with Imponderables. Looking at eBay I have seen so many brushless motors and trying to make sense of them has now become a little less daunting! The plans call for two 58mm dia props. I assume that these will have to be racing props as …
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Brushless motors -Help!
… op will you use, and what revs do you want out of the prop? Brushless motors are rated in Kv which means that if a motor is 1000Kv, it will spin at 1000rpm for every volt you supply it with. So, a 12v battery will give this motor a theoreti …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
HI I have just finished my 46 in fire boat with twin brushless motors my props rotate inwards and turns all right at low speed I did fit very large rudders with 50mm 3 blade props michael1
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
… are years behind other disciplines when it comes to lipos, brushless etc, and the problem here is I am getting race boat performance out of a 4 foot heavy old plywood boat. I want fast, then stick a sold brass hook on it, etc etc! I have s …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
several people with fast brushless set ups have advised to reset all esc settings, as the type I use have a reputation for dropping the settings. The low voltage protection could be kicking in way too early, meaning as the boat accelerates, …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
… derneath, my goal to to out tow a tug! with this hook, twin brushless and 28volts at my disposal I should have a fighting chance (nobody at my club has taken me on yet! )
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
… ype to make but am busy at the moment getting my head round brushless motors and esc's Roger
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
HI Paul In my experience reducing the prop size with a brushless motor has the opposite effect. I usually use a Wattmeter to ensure I keep within the rated power of the motor by adjusting the prop accordingly. Too small a prop can allow a b …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
… ench test, and we have problems Firstly, for anybody buying brushless esc's with muliple set ups, get a programming card! I have always found them fiddly at best to set up, but when there is two of them, nightmare! This took ages, although …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
… w We found with the Huntsman, which uses a larger outrunner brushless motor, whilst running, it stays relatively cool, but once stopped there is as latent build up of heat. it subsequently had to be water cooled, so we have decided lets do …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
… olute direct drive, no couplings, joints or anything. Using brushless outrunner motors, I intend to remove the motor shafts, and have the propshafts direct through the motors, 100% direct drive, big gamble, I have not seen this done before. …
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new build blog for 46" Aerokits Fireboat twin brushless conv
… I have been asked about aspects of my recently finished 46" brushless Fireboat. I have tonight started a blog, but just realised the posts do not appear In the recent list, and there Is no tab In the forum choice, so how does anybody know t …
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twin brushless motors
can any one help me to wire 2 brushless motors to two props will I need two speed controllers and a y lead for receiver plus two separate motor batterys
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twin brushless motors
HI Dennis Yes you must have a seperate ESC for each brushless motor. Brushless motors regulate their speed by communicating with the ESC so they have to have their own controller. I have always used separate receiver channels foe my brushle …
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Brushless Electric Motors
… It does not have a motor and I am thinking of Installing a brushless electric motor. Does anyone have experience of brushless motors - what size would I need for this boat?
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Brushless Electric Motors
Outrunner Brushless motors work best. Better to keep the revs per volt to nearer the 1000 mark. Use a scale brass 3 blade 35mm. You do not need racing props. Using a small brushless motor and LiPo the weight of a 34" Fireboat will be minima …
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Brushless Electric Motors
… ch I believe is a popular choice but then decided to go the brushless/LIPO route. If you look at brushless motors, they fall basically into two types; inrunner and outrunner. inrunner looks like a conventional motor with a fixed case wherea …
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Brushless Electric Motors
HI Scorrier It is possible to run a brushless motor from Nicads / nimh batteries BUT I know There is always a but why mix old and new technologies the nimh are an inferior power source but saying that has fewer "problems or shall we say opp …