ekos single drive maiden

[DyrtyByrd]

maidened my single drive ekos today put it in the water pulled the trigger and it was very slow wouldnt even plain out, so i brought it back in swapped two of the motor wires and tried again, this thing jumped out of the water! i was very suprised no adjustments no tinkering nothing it just ran flawlessly i would estimate high 50s as i dont have a gps yet. is anyone else running a single ekos?
anyways heres my setup
leopard 4082 1500kv
seaking 180 amp
2 turnigy 4000 mah 3s 40c batts (6s total)
futaba s3003 servo
2000 mah 4.8v rx pack
k 42 plastic prop

the only problem i think i have is when i plug the batts in to the esc there is a big pop of a spark is this normal im using 5.5mm bullets
pics and video to come soon!

[natenkw]

the only problem i think i have is when i plug the batts in to the esc there is a big pop of a spark is this normal im using 5.5mm bullets


The spark is normal. it is from the caps on your ESC energizing. There are some threads on it just search anti-spark, no spark etc.
Nate

[DyrtyByrd]

thanks ill look into it

[electric]

Or...learn to enjoy the "POP" as you plug as I have....takes some getting used too...

[JPriami]

Sounds pretty cool. Can you give us some pics of the setup?

[DyrtyByrd]

heres some pics of the setup, very cluttered, two things i dont like about this hull
1. the exhaust comes loose and leaks, 2. the green pinstriping comes off with the tape heres the pics lmk what you guys think

[JPriami]

Thanks. I can tell you got this from a forum member here? I thought I saw that hull for sale a while back.
Pretty nice. I like it

[DyrtyByrd]

ya i got it from dangerous toys

[Brushless55]

any video of this sucker?

[F1 madness]

Sounds good
Iv just converted the saga to single drive with scorpion 1900kv on 6s maiden run tomorrow just do the finishing touches LOL
Would you say it handles better than with the twins:doh: