HPR C5009 Bulletproof Animal build.

[Chrisg81983]

Good luck with the mating Run hope you get some time to post some pictures and video. Just a few tips when you go out for the first time. Take it easy and learn the boat do not go out there and try to get your max speed. Set the boat up conservatively give it a nice cg and throw some negative in your drives. For props I would start with a 447 or even a 442 would be great. Once again good luck and if you have any other questions just ask.

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[KillerDave]

Good luck with the mating Run hope you get some time to post some pictures and video. Just a few tips when you go out for the first time. Take it easy and learn the boat do not go out there and try to get your max speed. Set the boat up conservatively give it a nice cg and throw some negative in your drives. For props I would start with a 447 or even a 442 would be great. Once again good luck and if you have any other questions just ask.

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Thanks again my friend
The only other FE I have is a HOR32 that hits low 60's and first few times out with that I was shaking! Lol...

I will be tanking it easy for sure!!!

Just a question for you though... What is a "conservative" CoG??? One problem I know I'm gonna have is that I've built it a little too forward weighted...

I think I should do it but it'll be close... :-/

Anyway, Here are some pic's of where I am now...

You can see here the bush I turned up out of bronze.



I needed to make this because the thread on the shaft didn't quite get to the prop... BTW, This is a Octura X442...

And here is the internal layout.


All of the mounts, I made including motor front and rear mounts, Servo/receiver mount, ESC/electrics tray and LiPo mounts.
I do like making things where I can

The LiPo alarms are just for show and very basic monitoring just for now... Longer term plan is a full twin eagletree system that will take up this space...

[twissted]

I like it!!!!
It looks like you need a little more gap for the prop and the stinger though.

[Chrisg81983]

Sending you a pm now

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[KillerDave]

ESC help needed...

Aghhhh! It's so close!!!

Ok... Breath...

So, today the girls are out and I thought I would spend some time on the boat...
Cooling system Completed.
LiPo trays - Completed.
Floated in the test tank (AKA... The bath!)

I was just checking the rotation of the props but I have found a problem....

when I power everything up and turn on the radio... pushed a little forward on the stick but only 1 motor turned....
I pushed further and at just over 1/2 stick, the second motor fired up....
I did have a look at the ESC settings on the program card but they are both the same.

Can anyone help with this???

I'm using TP motors on SeaKing 180A ESC's (modded CAP's) and Spektrum radio gear...
Please help???

[ManuelW]

have you programmed the ESC's to your transmitter?

regards,
Manuel

[KillerDave]

have you programmed the ESC's to your transmitter?

regards,
Manuel

Hi Manuel,

Thanks for the reply. Just did it! I worked for a while but now it seems that I've killed the receiver!!!

[Chrisg81983]

Are you running a separate Rx pack without removing the red off esc's

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[KillerDave]

Are you running a separate Rx pack without removing the red off esc's

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No, I am running a separate pack but I have removed the red wires from the ESC's.
I've borrowed a receiver from a plane and it's all working now :)

All I have left is to sort out the props, grease the flexi's and have a good look round it all....

[Chrisg81983]

OK cool

[KillerDave]

Ok, so the boat is ready to go into the water (I think?) but the weather is against me...
I'm now hoping the weekend will be dry and calm enough for my wife, daughter and I to take the "HPR Animal" for her maiden run!?
I am so excited and once I have a few runs done, I will think more about painting it.... I do have a draft ^^^ and I'm sure I will do a fair job of it...

Anyway, back to looking forward to the maiden....

[KillerDave]

Ok,
I'm getting bored waiting for the weekend so here's the final set-up.... for now...

The LiPo monitirs should be replaced with EagleTree kit but I'm still thinking about it???
And I will get a Emcotec switch on the rear deck too....
COME ON WEEKEND!!!!

Lol... ^^^ that looks like I'm French! Lol... "monitirs" should be monitors!!!

[Chrisg81983]

So did you run her

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[KillerDave]

So did you run her

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Most annoyingly not... I was busier than I expected and what time I did have, it was raining...
It is ready to run but I also need sombody to film the maiden and maybe take some photo's....

The next chance I get will be this coming weekend... Maybe???

[KillerDave]

I got to the lake today for the maiden and I had a friend and his daughter for support! :-)
So, it went like this....
1, Turn on the TX,
2, Plug in the RX pack,
3, Plug in the main LiPo's for the motors....
4, Screw on the deck and tape it up...
I took it down to the waters edge, popped her in and gently pushed the throttle forward....
She smoothly moved away but right there I could see all was not as it should be....
after a few seconds, I could tell I had no drive from one side.....
Hoping I's not done something, I put her back on the stand and took off the deck...
EVERYTHING was in place????
I think one of the ESC's is fried???
How can that be if it fired up on the stand in my house last night???
Nothing smells, nothing is or was hot, nothing looks wrong at all???
I have waited for this for so long and I am now SO frustrated!!!